diskret
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (“to separate, discern”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
diskret
- discreet
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
- 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter:
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
- (mathematics) discrete
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of diskret | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Plural | diskrete | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Definite attributive1 | diskrete | diskretere | diskreteste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
See also[edit]
diskret on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French discret, from Latin discretus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
diskret (strong nominative masculine singular diskreter, comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)
- discreet (respectful of privacy and secrecy)
- (mathematics) discrete
Usage notes[edit]
- German diskret means “discrete” in the sense glossed above. In English, the word also has the somewhat broader sense of “tactful”; for that dezent or taktvoll is used instead.
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of diskret
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist diskret | sie ist diskret | es ist diskret | sie sind diskret | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diskreter | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete |
genitive | diskreten | diskreter | diskreten | diskreter | |
dative | diskretem | diskreter | diskretem | diskreten | |
accusative | diskreten | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diskrete | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten |
genitive | des diskreten | der diskreten | des diskreten | der diskreten | |
dative | dem diskreten | der diskreten | dem diskreten | den diskreten | |
accusative | den diskreten | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diskreter | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten |
genitive | eines diskreten | einer diskreten | eines diskreten | (keiner) diskreten | |
dative | einem diskreten | einer diskreten | einem diskreten | (keinen) diskreten | |
accusative | einen diskreten | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten |
Comparative forms of diskret
Superlative forms of diskret
Further reading[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch discreet, from Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
diskret
- discrete: separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
Further reading[edit]
- “diskret” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective[edit]
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms[edit]
- diskré (discreet)
References[edit]
- “diskret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective[edit]
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms[edit]
- diskré (discreet)
References[edit]
- “diskret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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