diskret
Danish
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (“to separate, discern”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
diskret
- discreet
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
- (mathematics) discrete
Inflection
Inflection of diskret | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Plural | diskrete | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Definite attributive1 | diskrete | diskretere | diskreteste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
See also
- diskret on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
diskret (comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)
- discreet (respectful of privacy and secrecy)
- (mathematics) discrete
Usage notes
- German diskret means “discrete” in the sense glossed above. In English, the word also has the somewhat broader sense of “tactful”; for that use dezent or taktvoll.
Declension
Further reading
- “diskret” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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