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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
- (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
- the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick[1], →ISBN, OCLC 3289313, OL 10563347W:
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
- (not comparable) First in a series or copies/versions.
- The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
- This recording is by the original broadway cast.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess[2], →ISBN, OL 2004261W:
- The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, […].
- (not comparable) Newly created.
- Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
- (comparable) Fresh, different.
- The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
- (not comparable) Pioneering.
- Parker was one of the original bebop players.
- (not comparable) Having as its origin.
- This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
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Noun[edit]
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- This manuscript is the original.
- A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent.
- You’re a real original.
- (archaic) An eccentric.
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Further reading[edit]
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- original in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈnal/
Adjective[edit]
original (masculine and feminine plural originals)
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
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Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | original | originalen | originaler | originalerne |
genitive | originals | originalens | originalers | originalernes |
Adjective[edit]
original
Further reading[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. Doublet of originel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (feminine singular originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
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Noun[edit]
original m (plural originaux)
- An unusual or eccentric person
- An original manuscript
Synonyms[edit]
- (manuscript): autographe m
Further reading[edit]
- “original” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist original | sie ist original | es ist original | sie sind original | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | originaler | originale | originales | originale |
genitive | originalen | originaler | originalen | originaler | |
dative | originalem | originaler | originalem | originalen | |
accusative | originalen | originale | originales | originale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der originale | die originale | das originale | die originalen |
genitive | des originalen | der originalen | des originalen | der originalen | |
dative | dem originalen | der originalen | dem originalen | den originalen | |
accusative | den originalen | die originale | das originale | die originalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein originaler | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen |
genitive | eines originalen | einer originalen | eines originalen | (keiner) originalen | |
dative | einem originalen | einer originalen | einem originalen | (keinen) originalen | |
accusative | einen originalen | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen |
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Further reading[edit]
- original in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective[edit]
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
Noun[edit]
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
References[edit]
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective[edit]
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
Noun[edit]
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
References[edit]
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original m, f (plural originais, comparable)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | origìnāl | originali |
genitive | originála | originala |
dative | originalu | originalima |
accusative | original | originale |
vocative | originale | originali |
locative | originalu | originalima |
instrumental | originalom | originalima |
Antonyms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin orīginālis
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
original (plural originales)
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