sporadic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin sporadicus (whence also French sporadique, Italian sporadico, Spanish esporádico), from Ancient Greek σποραδικός (sporadikós), from σποράς (sporás, “scattered, dispersed”), from σπορά (sporá), σπόρος (spóros, “a sowing [of seed]”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sporadic (comparative more sporadic, superlative most sporadic)
- (archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.
- Rare and scattered in occurrence.
- 2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, in The Guardian (London)[1]:
- It was a stodgy, weary display from Mourinho’s team with only sporadic moments when they threatened Salvatore Sirigu’s goal and their manager seemed bewildered afterwards when he tried to explain what had gone wrong.
- Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
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Translations[edit]
rare and scattered in occurrence
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exhibiting random behaviour
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References[edit]
- ^ The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, p. 2978.
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French sporadique.
Adjective[edit]
sporadic m or n (feminine singular sporadică, masculine plural sporadici, feminine and neuter plural sporadice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sporadic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | sporadic | sporadică | sporadici | sporadice | ||
definite | sporadicul | sporadica | sporadicii | sporadicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | sporadic | sporadice | sporadici | sporadice | ||
definite | sporadicului | sporadicei | sporadicilor | sporadicelor |
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