rudimentary

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/, SAMPA: /%ru:dI"mEnt@ri/

Adjective

rudimentary

1. of or relating to one or more rudiments

   I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.

2. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

   His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.

   His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.

Translations

of or relating to rudiments

Finnish: alkeellinen (fi), alkeis- (fi), perus- (fi), rudimentaarinen (fi), alustava (fi)

Manx: bunneydagh (gv)

basic; minimal

Chinese: Mandarin: 基本的 (cmn) (jīběn de) Dutch: rudimentair (nl) Finnish: puutteellinen (fi) (having flaws); auttava (fi) (of language); alkeellinen (fi), alkeis- (fi)

French: rudimentaire (fr) German: rudimentär (de) Manx: bunneydagh (gv)

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Czech: základní (cs) m. Danish: rudimentær Greek: στοιχειώδης (el) Icelandic: frumstæður m., frumstæð f., frumstætt n.; vanþróaður m., vanþróuð f., vanþróað n. Korean: 기본적인

Romanian: rudimentar (ro) Spanish: rudimentario (es) Swedish: rudimentär (sv)

Related terms

• rudiment