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universum

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ūniversum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”),[1][2] neuter of ūniversus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from ūni-, combining form of ūnus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of verto (“I turn”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌy.niˈvɛr.zʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: uni‧ver‧sum

Noun

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universum n (plural universa or universums, diminutive universumpje n)

  1. universe

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ N. van der Sijs (2001), Chronologisch Woordenboek
  2. ^ P.A.F. van Veen, N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek, 2nd edition, Van Dale

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Latin ūniversum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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universum (genitive universumi, partitive universumit)

  1. universe
    Synonym: maailmakõiksus

Declension

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Declension of universum (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative universum universumid
accusative nom.
gen. universumi
genitive universumite
partitive universumit universumeid
illative universumisse universumitesse
universumeisse
inessive universumis universumites
universumeis
elative universumist universumitest
universumeist
allative universumile universumitele
universumeile
adessive universumil universumitel
universumeil
ablative universumilt universumitelt
universumeilt
translative universumiks universumiteks
universumeiks
terminative universumini universumiteni
essive universumina universumitena
abessive universumita universumiteta
comitative universumiga universumitega

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “universum”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “universum”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • universum in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Latin

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Adjective

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ūniversum

  1. nominative neuter singular of ūniversus

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin ūniversum, nominative neuter singular of ūniversus, from ūnus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), hence literally "turned into one". Cognate with Danish univers, German Universum and English universe.

Noun

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universum n

  1. universe
    Du är den bästa personen i hela universum
    You are the best person in the whole universe
    ett parallellt universum
    a parallel universe

Declension

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Declension of universum
nominative genitive
singular indefinite universum universums
definite universumet universumets
plural indefinite universum universums
definite universumen universumens
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See also

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References

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