absoluta

Catalan

Adjective

absoluta f sg

feminine singular of absolut

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *s(w)é

Latin se-

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *luh₁-é-ti

Latin luō

Latin solvō

Latin absolvōder.

Latin absolūtusder.

Middle French absolutder.

Middle English absolut

English absolutebor.

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Middle French absolut

French absolubor.

German absolutbor.

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Latin absolutusbor.

Italian assolutobor.

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Latin absolūtus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Old Polish -ny

Polish -ny

Polish absolutnybor.

Russian абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj)bor.

Esperanto absoluta

Borrowed from English absolute, French absolu, German absolut, Italian assoluto ,Russian абсолю́тный (absoljútnyj),^[1] from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”),^[2] perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /absoˈluta/
Audio 1: (file)
Audio 2: (file)
Rhymes: -uta
Syllabification: ab‧so‧lu‧ta

Adjective

absoluta (accusative singular absolutan, plural absolutaj, accusative plural absolutajn)

Free from limitations or conditions; unconditional, unrestricted.
Free from imperfection; positive, peremptory
Absoluta mallumo regis ĉirkaŭ ŝi.
Absolute darkness reigned around her.
(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence.
En Esperanto ne ekzistas absoluta participo.
In Esperanto there is no absolute participle.
(chemistry) pure, unmixed
(physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties.
(mathematics) absolute value
1. The numerical value of a real number.
  La absoluta valoro de $-3$ estas $3$ .
  The absolute value of $-3$ is $3$ .
2. The modulus of a complex number.
  La absoluta valoro de $4+3i$ estas $5$ .
  The absolute value of $4+3i$ is $5$ .

Derived terms

References

^ Ebbe Vilborg, “absoluta”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 1, →ISBN, page 18
^ André Cherpillod, “absoluta”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN

Galician

Adjective

absoluta

feminine singular of absoluto

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto absoluta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ab.soˈlu.ta/

Adjective

absoluta

absolute

Derived terms

Latin

Participle

absolūta

inflection of absolūtus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

absolūtā

ablative feminine singular of absolūtus

Polish

Etymology

First attested in 1713–1714.

Pronunciation

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ap.sɔˈlu.ta/

Noun

absoluta f

Middle Polish form of absolut (“absolute monarch”)

Declension

Attested forms of *absoluta

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	absoluty	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

References

Krystyna Siekierska (21.01.2014), “ABSOLUTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Portuguese

Adjective

absoluta

feminine singular of absoluto
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:
  Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.
  I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /absoˈluta/ [aβ̞.soˈlu.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -uta
Syllabification: ab‧so‧lu‧ta

Adjective

absoluta

feminine singular of absoluto

Swedish

Adjective

absoluta

inflection of absolut:
1. definite singular
2. plural

[1] Ebbe Vilborg, “absoluta”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 1, →ISBN, page 18

[2] André Cherpillod, “absoluta”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN

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