univers

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ūniversum, neuter of ūniversus (“whole, entire”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /u.niˈvɛs/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.niˈbɛrs/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /u.niˈvɛɾs/

Noun

univers m (plural universos)

1. universe

Further reading

• “univers” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin ūniversum, neuter of ūniversus (“whole, entire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /univɛrs/, [uniˈvæɐ̯s]

Noun

univers n (singular definite universet, plural indefinite universer)

1. universe

Inflection

Declension of univers

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	univers	universet	universer	universerne
genitive	univers'	universets	universers	universernes

Synonyms

• kosmos n
• verdensalt n

Further reading

• “univers” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “univers” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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French

Alternative forms

• Univers (especially in astronomy)

Etymology

From Latin universum (“universe”), from adjective universus (“entire”), from uni- +‎ versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.vɛʁ/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

univers m (countable and uncountable, plural univers)

1. universe

   Synonyms: monde, domaine

Hyponyms

• galaxie

Derived terms

Derived terms

• univers parallèle
• universalisation
• universaliser
• universalisme
• universaliste

• universalité
• universitaire
• université

Related terms

• universel
• universellement

Further reading

• “univers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Noun

univers m (plural univers)

1. universe

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin universum, universus.

Noun

univers n (definite singular universet, indefinite plural univers or universer, definite plural universa or universene)

1. universe

References

• “univers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin universum, universus.

Noun

univers n (definite singular universet, indefinite plural univers, definite plural universa)

1. universe

References

• “univers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Noun

univers m (plural not attested)

1. the whole world; the whole Earth

Adjective

univers m (oblique and nominative feminine singular universe)

1. universal; applying to everyone and everything

Descendants

• English: universe
• Middle French: univers
  • French: univers

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Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• ünivers

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yniˈvɛrs/

Noun

univers m (plural univers)

1. universe

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Romanian

Etymology

From French univers, from Latin universum.

Noun

univers n (plural universuri)

1. universe

Declension

Declension of univers

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) univers	universul	(niște) universuri	universurile
genitive/dative	(unui) univers	universului	(unor) universuri	universurilor
vocative	universule		universurilor

Related terms

• universal