rudimentary

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/, X-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)
• French: rudimentaire (fr)

• Greek: στοιχειώδης (el) (stoicheiódis) m, βασικός (el) (vasikós) m, υποτυπώδης (el) (ypotipódis) m
• Manx: bunneydagh (gv)

basic; minimal

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

• French: rudimentaire (fr)
• German: rudimentär (de), elementar (de)
• Greek: υποτυπώδης (el) (ypotipódis) m, βασικός (el) (vasikós) m, στοιχειώδης (el) (stoicheiódis) m
• Manx: bunneydagh (gv)
• Spanish: rudimental (es), rudimentario (es), elemental (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Danish: rudimentær
• Greek: στοιχειώδης (el) (stoicheiódis)
• Icelandic: frumstæður; vanþróaður
• Korean: 기본적인

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

Related terms

• rudiment