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 supposed abilities like telepathy.
    • 2013, JoAnn Myers, Wicked Intentions‎:
      “We who study the paranormal always hope for strong readings with our equipment,” explains Nancy.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

paranormal (plural paranormals)

  1. A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed.

Catalan

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌpa.ɾə.nurˈmal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌpa.ɾə.norˈmal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˌpa.ɾa.noɾˈmal]

Adjective

paranormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural paranormals)

  1. paranormal

Further reading

French

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal.

Adjective

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

  1. paranormal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpaʁanɔʁˈmaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

paranormal (strong nominative masculine singular paranormaler, not comparable)

  1. paranormal

Declension
Positive forms of paranormal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist paranormal sie ist paranormal es ist paranormal sie sind paranormal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative paranormaler paranormale paranormales paranormale
genitive paranormalen paranormaler paranormalen paranormaler
dative paranormalem paranormaler paranormalem paranormalen
accusative paranormalen paranormale paranormales paranormale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der paranormale die paranormale das paranormale die paranormalen
genitive des paranormalen der paranormalen des paranormalen der paranormalen
dative dem paranormalen der paranormalen dem paranormalen den paranormalen
accusative den paranormalen die paranormale das paranormale die paranormalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein paranormaler eine paranormale ein paranormales (keine) paranormalen
genitive eines paranormalen einer paranormalen eines paranormalen (keiner) paranormalen
dative einem paranormalen einer paranormalen einem paranormalen (keinen) paranormalen
accusative einen paranormalen eine paranormale ein paranormales (keine) paranormalen

Portuguese

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɦˈmaʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noɾˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɾˈmaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noɻˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɻˈmaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.nɔɾˈmal/ [pɐ.ɾɐ.nɔɾˈmaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.nɔɾˈma.li/

Adjective

paranormal m or f (plural paranormais)

  1. paranormal

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paranormal. By surface analysis, para- +‎ normal.

Adjective

paranormal m or n (feminine singular paranormală, masculine plural paranormali, feminine and neuter plural paranormale)

  1. paranormal

Declension
Declension of paranormal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite paranormal paranormală paranormali paranormale
definite paranormalul paranormala paranormalii paranormalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite paranormal paranormale paranormali paranormale
definite paranormalului paranormalei paranormalilor paranormalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾanoɾˈmal/ [pa.ɾa.noɾˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧nor‧mal

Adjective

paranormal m or f (masculine and feminine plural paranormales)

  1. paranormal

Further reading

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

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