termin

See also: Termin and termín

Danish

Etymology

From German Termin (date, deadline), from Latin terminus (boundary, limit, end).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛrmiːn/, [tˢæɐ̯ˈmiːˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

termin c (singular definite terminen, plural indefinite terminer)

  1. settling period
  2. due date, settling day
  3. date, deadline
  4. mortgage payment

Inflection

Finnish

Noun

termin

  1. genitive singular of termi

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch termijn,[1] ultimately from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tərˈmɪn/
  • Rhymes: -mɪn, -ɪn, -n
  • Hyphenation: tèr‧min

Noun

tèrmin (plural termin-termin, first-person possessive terminku, second-person possessive terminmu, third-person possessive terminnya)

  1. term: A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
    Synonyms: babak, periode, tahap
    Synonym: penggal (Standard Malay)

References

  1. Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish termin. Compare Slovincian termyn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛrmin/
  • Syllabification: ter‧min

Noun

termin m inan

  1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
    1. (law) date of a court hearing

Further reading

  • Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “terḿin”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 5, page 345
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “termin”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “termin”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Ladin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin terminus.

Noun

termin m (plural termini)

  1. term, expiry, deadline

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (boundary, limit, end).[1][2][3] Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English term and French terme.[1] First attested in the 16th century.[4] Compare Silesian termin and Slovincian termyn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.min/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.min/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmin
  • Syllabification: ter‧min

Noun

termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)

  1. (countable) term; date (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day) [+ na (accusative) = for what]
    1. (countable, pregnancy) term, due date
    2. (countable) deadline, due date; time frame (specific date when something is to happen)
  2. (countable) term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
  3. (uncountable, archaic, historical) apprenticeship
  4. (countable, logic) term (subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice)
  5. (countable, obsolete) term (bound, boundary)
    Synonym: granica
  6. (countable, obsolete, banking, finance) installment (portion of debt)
    Synonym: rata
  7. (countable, obsolete) position, situation, state, circumstances
    1. (uncountable, obsolete) difficult times; critical situation
    2. (countable, obsolete) trouble
      Synonym: kłopot
    3. (countable, obsolete) puzzle (problem or enigma to solve, difficult task)
      Synonym: zagadka
  8. (countable, obsolete, historical, law) court hearing
  9. (countable, obsolete, law) lawsuit

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • termin instrukcyjny
  • termin zawity
  • termin zerowy
adjectives
adverbs
nouns

Descendants

  • Kashubian: termin
  • Russian: те́рмин (términ), те́рминъ (términ)

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), termin is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 8 times in scientific texts, 27 times in news, 171 times in essays, 5 times in fiction, and times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 58 times, making it the 1120th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “termin”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “termin”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “termin”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. Ida Kurcz (1990) “termin”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 601

Further reading

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈter.min/, (alternative) /terˈmin/

Verb

termin

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of termina

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /těrmiːn/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧min

Noun

tèrmīn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐрмӣн)

  1. term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
  2. a specific date and time for which something is scheduled (e.g. a due date, a meeting time, or a time slot for an appointment)

Declension

References

  • termin” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Termin. Compare Polish termin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛrmin/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmin
  • Syllabification: ter‧min

Noun

termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)

  1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
  2. (law) court hearing

Further reading

  • termin in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “termin”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 143

Swedish

Etymology

From German Termin (date, deadline), from Latin terminus (boundary, limit, end).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

termin c

  1. (education) a semester, half of a school year, a term
  2. (business) a term, a due date, a time period (for payments, interest and options)

Declension

Declension of termin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative termin terminen terminer terminerna
Genitive termins terminens terminers terminernas
education
  • hösttermin
  • skoltermin
  • terminsavgift
  • terminsavslutning
  • terminsbetyg
  • terminskort
  • terminsslut
  • terminsstart
  • terminsvis
  • vårtermin
business
  • aktietermin
  • terminsaffär
  • terminshandel
  • terminsmarknad

References

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