fokus

See also: Fokus

Crimean Tatar

Etymology 1

German Fokus, from Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”).

Noun

fokus

1. focus

Etymology 2

German Hokuspokus (“trick”).

Noun

fokus

1. trick

Declension

Declension of fokus

nominative	fokus
genitive	fokusnıñ
dative	fokusqa
accusative	fokusnı
locative	fokusta
ablative	fokustan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin focus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfokus]

Noun

fokus m inan

1. (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge)

   Synonym: ohnisko

2. (geometry) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)

   Synonym: ohnisko

Declension

Declension of fokus (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	fokus	fokusy
genitive	fokusu	fokusů
dative	fokusu	fokusům
accusative	fokus	fokusy
vocative	fokuse	fokusy
locative	fokusu	fokusech
instrumental	fokusem	fokusy

Related terms

• fokální

Further reading

• “fokus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fokus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “fokus”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

Etymology

From Latin focus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɡus/

Proper noun

fokus n or c (singular definite fokusset or fokussen, plural indefinite fokusser or fokus, plural indefinite fokusserne or fokussene)

1. (optics) focus, focal point
2. (optics) focus, adjustable setting enabling a sharp image to be captured
3. (figurative) focus, attention, interest

Synonyms

(focal point): brændepunkt

Derived terms

• autofokus
• fokusere
• fokusgruppe
• fokusområde
• fokuspunkt

Collocations

(attention, (figurative) focus):

• sætte fokus på ng(t)

  to focus on sb, sth

• være i fokus

  to be in focus

• komme i fokus

  to come into focus

References

• “fokus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin focus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfokus/, [ˈfo̞kus̠]
• Rhymes: -okus
• Syllabification^(key): fo‧kus
• Hyphenation^(key): fo‧kus

Noun

fokus

1. focus

Declension

Inflection of fokus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		fokus	fokukset
genitive		fokuksen	fokusten fokuksien
partitive		fokusta	fokuksia
illative		fokukseen	fokuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		fokus	fokukset
accusative	nom.	fokus	fokukset
	gen.	fokuksen
genitive		fokuksen	fokusten fokuksien
partitive		fokusta	fokuksia
inessive		fokuksessa	fokuksissa
elative		fokuksesta	fokuksista
illative		fokukseen	fokuksiin
adessive		fokuksella	fokuksilla
ablative		fokukselta	fokuksilta
allative		fokukselle	fokuksille
essive		fokuksena	fokuksina
translative		fokukseksi	fokuksiksi
abessive		fokuksetta	fokuksitta
instructive		—	fokuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fokus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fokukseni fokukseni accusative nom. fokukseni fokukseni gen. fokukseni genitive fokukseni fokusteni fokuksieni partitive fokustani fokuksiani inessive fokuksessani fokuksissani elative fokuksestani fokuksistani illative fokukseeni fokuksiini adessive fokuksellani fokuksillani ablative fokukseltani fokuksiltani allative fokukselleni fokuksilleni essive fokuksenani fokuksinani translative fokuksekseni fokuksikseni abessive fokuksettani fokuksittani instructive — — comitative — fokuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fokuksesi fokuksesi accusative nom. fokuksesi fokuksesi gen. fokuksesi genitive fokuksesi fokustesi fokuksiesi partitive fokustasi fokuksiasi inessive fokuksessasi fokuksissasi elative fokuksestasi fokuksistasi illative fokukseesi fokuksiisi adessive fokuksellasi fokuksillasi ablative fokukseltasi fokuksiltasi allative fokuksellesi fokuksillesi essive fokuksenasi fokuksinasi translative fokukseksesi fokuksiksesi abessive fokuksettasi fokuksittasi instructive — — comitative — fokuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fokuksemme fokuksemme accusative nom. fokuksemme fokuksemme gen. fokuksemme genitive fokuksemme fokustemme fokuksiemme partitive fokustamme fokuksiamme inessive fokuksessamme fokuksissamme elative fokuksestamme fokuksistamme illative fokukseemme fokuksiimme adessive fokuksellamme fokuksillamme ablative fokukseltamme fokuksiltamme allative fokuksellemme fokuksillemme essive fokuksenamme fokuksinamme translative fokukseksemme fokuksiksemme abessive fokuksettamme fokuksittamme instructive — — comitative — fokuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fokuksenne fokuksenne accusative nom. fokuksenne fokuksenne gen. fokuksenne genitive fokuksenne fokustenne fokuksienne partitive fokustanne fokuksianne inessive fokuksessanne fokuksissanne elative fokuksestanne fokuksistanne illative fokukseenne fokuksiinne adessive fokuksellanne fokuksillanne ablative fokukseltanne fokuksiltanne allative fokuksellenne fokuksillenne essive fokuksenanne fokuksinanne translative fokukseksenne fokuksiksenne abessive fokuksettanne fokuksittanne instructive — — comitative — fokuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fokuksensa fokuksensa accusative nom. fokuksensa fokuksensa gen. fokuksensa genitive fokuksensa fokustensa fokuksiensa partitive fokustaan fokustansa fokuksiaan fokuksiansa inessive fokuksessaan fokuksessansa fokuksissaan fokuksissansa elative fokuksestaan fokuksestansa fokuksistaan fokuksistansa illative fokukseensa fokuksiinsa adessive fokuksellaan fokuksellansa fokuksillaan fokuksillansa ablative fokukseltaan fokukseltansa fokuksiltaan fokuksiltansa allative fokukselleen fokuksellensa fokuksilleen fokuksillensa essive fokuksenaan fokuksenansa fokuksinaan fokuksinansa translative fokuksekseen fokukseksensa fokuksikseen fokuksiksensa abessive fokuksettaan fokuksettansa fokuksittaan fokuksittansa instructive — — comitative — fokuksineen fokuksinensa

Derived terms

• fokusoida

compounds

• fokusryhmä

Further reading

• “fokus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch focus, from New Latin focus. Doublet of foyer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfokus/ [ˈfo.kʊs]
• Rhymes: -okus
• Syllabification: fo‧kus

Noun

fokus (plural fokus-fokus)

1. focus

   Synonyms: pumpun, pumpunan, pusat

   1. (optics) a point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
   2. (linguistics) the most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.

Verb

fokus (active memfokus, reflexive passive terfokus, ordinary passive difokus, imperative fokus, emphatic-jussive fokuslah)

1. to focus

   Synonym: memumpun

Derived terms

• berfokus
• kefokusan
• memfokus
• memfokuskan
• pemfokusan
• sefokus
• terfokus
• terfokuskan

• fokus budaya
• fokus kontras
• fokus pandang
• fokus perhatian
• fokus perhatian eksternal
• fokus perhatian internal
• fokus suspektus
• fokus utama

Further reading

• “fokus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin focus.

Noun

fokus n (definite singular fokuset, indefinite plural fokus or fokuser, definite plural fokusa or fokusene)

1. focus

Derived terms

• autofokus

References

• “fokus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin focus.

Noun

fokus n (definite singular fokuset, indefinite plural fokus, definite plural fokusa)

1. focus

Derived terms

• autofokus

References

• “fokus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• focus

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin focus. Doublet of foyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.kus/
• Rhymes: -ɔkus
• Syllabification: fo‧kus

Noun

fokus m inan (related adjective fokusowy)

1. (optics) focus, image point

   Synonym: ognisko

2. in-depth interview about a product, conducted in a special studio among a small group of respondents, recorded on tape and analysed by experts

Declension

Declension of fokus

	singular	plural
nominative	fokus	fokusy
genitive	fokusu	fokusów
dative	fokusowi	fokusom
accusative	fokus	fokusy
instrumental	fokusem	fokusami
locative	fokusie	fokusach
vocative	fokusie	fokusy

Further reading

• fokus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fǒːkus/
• Hyphenation: fo‧kus

Noun

fókus m inan (Cyrillic spelling фо́кус)

1. focus

Declension

Declension of fokus

	singular	plural
nominative	fokus	fokusi
genitive	fokusa	fokusa
dative	fokusu	fokusima
accusative	fokus	fokuse
vocative	fokuse	fokusi
locative	fokusu	fokusima
instrumental	fokusom	fokusima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːkɵs/

Noun

fokus n

1. a focus

Declension

Declension of fokus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fokus	fokus
	definite	fokuset	fokusets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Synonyms

• brännpunkt

Volapük

Noun

fokus

1. predicative plural of fok