absolut

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English[edit]

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  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

absolut

  1. Obsolete spelling of absolute
    • 1615 Decemver 9, letter from Lord Scott of Buccleuch, quoted in 1838, James Maidment, Letters and State Papers During the Reign of King James the Sixth: Chiefly from the Manuscript Collections of Sir James Balfour of Denmyln, page 272:
      So, remetting all to your consideration, I rest ever hym quhome you haue most absolut pouer to command, BUKCLEUGHE
    • 1671, An Answer to the Letter Directed to the Author of Jus Populi,, page 18:
      [] even the most absolut politick Empire that can be lawfully set up by men is Iyable to these implyed yea indispensable conditions and exceptions, []

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin absolūtus.

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Adjective[edit]

absolut (feminine absolute)

  1. absolute

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Further reading[edit]

  • “absolut”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • absolut”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin absŏlūtus. Doublet of absolt.

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Adjective[edit]

absolut (feminine absoluta, masculine plural absoluts, feminine plural absolutes)

  1. absolute
  2. (grammar) absolute

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /apzoˈluːt/, [ʔapz̥oˈluːtʰ]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Adjective[edit]

absolut (strong nominative masculine singular absoluter, not comparable)

  1. absolute
    Antonym: relativ

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

absolut

  1. absolutely

Further reading[edit]

  • absolut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • absolut” in Duden online
  • absolut” in Duden online

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch absoluut, from Latin absolūtus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ap̚ˈsolʊt̚]
  • Hyphenation: ap‧so‧lut

Adjective[edit]

absolut

  1. absolute
    1. unconditional: free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions.
      Synonym: mutlak
    2. complete, unmitigated
    3. pure; unmixed
      Synonym: murni
    4. certain; unquestionable
      Synonym: nyata

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Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin absolūtus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

absolut m (feminine singular absoluda, masculine plural absoluts, feminine plural absoludas)

  1. absolute

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Absolutes or French absolut,[1] from Latin absolūtus.[2] First attested in 1701–1750.[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /apˈsɔ.lut/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlut
  • Syllabification: ab‧so‧lut

Noun[edit]

absolut m inan

  1. (philosophy) Absolute
    jedyny absolutthe only Absolute
    boski absolutthe divine Absolute
    filozoficzny absolutthe philosophical Absolute
    głód absolutuappetite the Absolute
    droga do absolututhe way to the Absolute
    wiara w absolutbelief in the Absolute
    istnienie absolututhe existence of the Absolute
    poszukiwanie absolututhe search for the Absolute
    dążenie do absolutupursuit of the Absolute
    obcowanie z absolutemcommunion with the Absolute
  2. (chemistry) absolute

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Noun[edit]

absolut m pers

  1. (obsolete) absolute monarch
    • 1736, Jan Jabłonowski, Historya Telemaka, syna Ulissesa, krola greckiego Itaku[2], page 175:
      Kędy Tron, Abſolutom, moc ſtráſzliwą daie, Są nayslabſze, Bo wnich Krol, bierze, ruinuie, Sam wſzytko, gdy ſam ieden Páństwo obeymuie.
      Kędy tron absolutom moc straszliwą daje, są najsłabsze, bo w nich król bierze, ruinuje sam wszystko, gdy sam jeden państwo obejmuje.
      When the trone gives extreme power to absolute monarchs, they are the weakest, because in them, the king takes and ruins everything himself, when he rules the nation himself.
    • 1756, Józef Minasowicz, Zbior rytmow polskich Jozefa Epifaniusza Minasowicza [...] . Częsc pierwsza- [wtora][3], [4], volume 3, page 335:
      Abſolut w mowie, dyſkurs drugich gaśi, Albo z dyſguſtem ckliwym minę kwaśi.
      Absolut w mowie dyskurs drugich gasi, albo z dysgustem ckliwym minę kwasi.
      The word absolute in speech silences the other's discussion, or sours his face with a look of disgust.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “absolut”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “absolut”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Wiesław Morawski (28.10.2021), “ABSOLUT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French absolu, from Latin absolutus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ab.soˈlut/, /ap.soˈlut/

Adjective[edit]

absolut m or n (feminine singular absolută, masculine plural absoluți, feminine and neuter plural absolute)

  1. absolute

Adverb[edit]

absolut

  1. absolutely

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Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

absolut

  1. absolute, full, complete
    Synonym: fullkomlig

Declension[edit]

Inflection of absolut
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular absolut
Neuter singular absolut
Plural absoluta
Masculine plural3 absolute
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 absolute
All absoluta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Adverb[edit]

absolut

  1. absolutely