absurde

Danish

Adjective

absurde

  1. plural and definite singular attributive of absurd

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin absurdus (discordant, incongruous). Compare the inherited sourd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.syʁd/
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  • Rhymes: -yʁd
  • Homophone: absurdes

Adjective

absurde (plural absurdes)

  1. absurd (contrary to reason or propriety)
    Synonym: insensé

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

absurde

  1. inflection of absurd:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Etymology

From absurdus (discordant, incongruous).

Adverb

absurdē (comparative absurdius, superlative absurdissimē)

  1. inharmoniously
  2. absurdly, irrationally

References

  • absurde”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • absurde”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • absurde in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus (discordant, incongruous).

Adjective

absurde m or f

  1. (Jersey) absurd

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈsʉɖə/, /abˈsʉʁdə/, /apˈsʉɖə/, /apˈsʉʁdə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉɖə, -ʉʁdə, -ʉrdə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sur‧de

Adjective

absurde

  1. definite singular of absurd
  2. plural of absurd

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

absurde

  1. definite singular of absurd
  2. plural of absurd

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

absurde m (feminine singular absurda, masculine plural absurdes, feminine plural absurdas)

  1. absurd

Derived terms

Swedish

Adjective

absurde

  1. definite natural masculine singular of absurd

Anagrams

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