paranormal

English

Etymology

para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) +‎ normal; compare supernatural.

Adjective

paranormal (comparative more paranormal, superlative most paranormal)

1. That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.
   • 2013, JoAnn Myers, Wicked Intentions

     “We who study the paranormal always hope for strong readings with our equipment,” explains Nancy.

Translations

can not be explained by scientific methods

• Arabic: خارق للطبيعَة
• Catalan: paranormal
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超常的

• Czech: paranormální
• Finnish: paranormaali (fi), yliluonnollinen (fi)
• French: ^{(please verify)} paranormal (fr)
• Galician: paranormal
• Greek: παραφυσικός (el) (parafysikós), αφύσικος (el) (afýsikos), υπερφυσικός (el) (yperfysikós)
• Hungarian: paranormális
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• Irish: paranormálta
• Italian: paranormale
• Maori: whaiwhaiā
• Portuguese: paranormal (pt)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} paranormal (ro)
• Russian: паранормальный (ru) (paranormalʹnyj)
• Spanish: paranormal (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} paranormal (sv)
• Vietnamese: siêu tâm linh, huyền bí (vi)

Noun

paranormal (plural paranormals)

1. A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed
2. (with "the") Paranormal phenomena collectively, or as a field of study

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Catalan

Adjective

paranormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural paranormals)

1. paranormal

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French

Etymology

para- +‎ normal

Adjective

paranormal (feminine paranormale, masculine plural paranormaux, feminine plural paranormales)

1. paranormal

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaʀanɔʁˈmaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

1. paranormal

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. paranormal

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Spanish

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal

Adjective

paranormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural paranormales)

1. paranormal

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Swedish

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

1. paranormal

Declension

Inflection of paranormal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	paranormal	—	—
Neuter singular	paranormalt	—	—
Plural	paranormala	—	—
Masculine plural3	paranormale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	paranormale	—	—
All	paranormala	—	—
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