aforisme
Catalan
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).
Related terms
- aforístic
Further reading
- “aforisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aforisme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “aforisme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aforisme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Noun
aforisme c (singular definite aforismen, plural indefinite aforismer)
- aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | aforisme | aforismen | aforismer | aforismerne |
genitive | aforismes | aforismens | aforismers | aforismernes |
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.fɔˈrɪs.mə/
- Hyphenation: afo‧ris‧me
- Rhymes: -ɪsmə
Related terms
- aforistisch
Indonesian
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismer, definite plural aforismene)
- an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
- En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.
- An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.
Synonyms
- fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk
References
- “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aforisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)
Noun
aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismar, definite plural aforismane)
- an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)
- Ein aforisme er ei stutt og presis setning som uttrykkjer ein tanke
- An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.
Synonyms
- fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk
References
- “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “aforisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Portuguese
Verb
aforisme
- inflection of aforismar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative