aberrant

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”).[1] See aberr[2].

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /əˈbɛr.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/
  • (US) IPA: /əbˈɛɹ.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/

Adjective [edit]

aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)


  1. (obsolete) Differing from the norm. [Attesting from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.][3]
  2. (literally, figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][3]
  3. (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][3]
    • Charles Darwin,
      The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

wandering; straying from the right way
deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal
deviating from morality
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Noun [edit]

aberrant (plural aberrants)

  1. A person or object that deviates from what is normal in his group.
  2. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosone number.

Shorthand [edit]

(Version: Anniversary): a - b - e - r - a - nt
(Version: Pre_Anniversary): a - b - e - r - nt

References [edit]

  1. ^ Aberrant at Dictionary.com
  2. ^ “aberrant” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:

Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

Adjective [edit]

aberrant m, f (masculine and feminine plural aberrants)

  1. aberrant
  2. (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

aberrant m (feminine aberrante, masculine plural aberrants, feminine plural aberrantes)

  1. Aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
  2. (sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.

German [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

aberrant (comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)

  1. aberrant

Declension [edit]

positive forms of aberrant
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist aberrant sie ist aberrant es ist aberrant sie sind aberrant
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative aberranter aberrante aberrantes aberrante
genitive aberranten aberranter aberranten aberranter
dative aberrantem aberranter aberrantem aberranten
accusative aberranten aberrante aberrantes aberrante
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der aberrante die aberrante das aberrante die aberranten
genitive des aberranten der aberranten des aberranten der aberranten
dative dem aberranten der aberranten dem aberranten den aberranten
accusative den aberranten die aberrante das aberrante die aberranten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein aberranter eine aberrante ein aberrantes (keine) aberranten
genitive eines aberranten einer aberranten eines aberranten (keiner) aberranten
dative einem aberranten einer aberranten einem aberranten (keinen) aberranten
accusative einen aberranten eine aberrante ein aberrantes (keine) aberranten
comparative forms of aberrant
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist aberranter sie ist aberranter es ist aberranter sie sind aberranter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative aberranterer aberrantere aberranteres aberrantere
genitive aberranteren aberranterer aberranteren aberranterer
dative aberranterem aberranterer aberranterem aberranteren
accusative aberranteren aberrantere aberranteres aberrantere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der aberrantere die aberrantere das aberrantere die aberranteren
genitive des aberranteren der aberranteren des aberranteren der aberranteren
dative dem aberranteren der aberranteren dem aberranteren den aberranteren
accusative den aberranteren die aberrantere das aberrantere die aberranteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein aberranterer eine aberrantere ein aberranteres (keine) aberranteren
genitive eines aberranteren einer aberranteren eines aberranteren (keiner) aberranteren
dative einem aberranteren einer aberranteren einem aberranteren (keinen) aberranteren
accusative einen aberranteren eine aberrantere ein aberranteres (keine) aberranteren
superlative forms of aberrant
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am aberrantesten sie ist am aberrantesten es ist am aberrantesten sie sind am aberrantesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative aberrantester aberranteste aberrantestes aberranteste
genitive aberrantesten aberrantester aberrantesten aberrantester
dative aberrantestem aberrantester aberrantestem aberrantesten
accusative aberrantesten aberranteste aberrantestes aberranteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der aberranteste die aberranteste das aberranteste die aberrantesten
genitive des aberrantesten der aberrantesten des aberrantesten der aberrantesten
dative dem aberrantesten der aberrantesten dem aberrantesten den aberrantesten
accusative den aberrantesten die aberranteste das aberranteste die aberrantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein aberrantester eine aberranteste ein aberrantestes (keine) aberrantesten
genitive eines aberrantesten einer aberrantesten eines aberrantesten (keiner) aberrantesten
dative einem aberrantesten einer aberrantesten einem aberrantesten (keinen) aberrantesten
accusative einen aberrantesten eine aberranteste ein aberrantestes (keine) aberrantesten

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

aberrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō
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