elementær

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French élémentaire, from Latin elementārius, derived from the noun elementum (basic principle; alphabet).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eləmɛntɛˀr/, [eləmɛnˈtˢɛˀɐ̯]

Adjective

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elementær (neuter elementært, plural and definite singular attributive elementære)

  1. elementary ((relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something)
  2. basic

Inflection

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Inflection of elementær
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular elementær elementærere elementærst2
Indefinite neuter singular elementært elementærere elementærst2
Plural elementære elementærere elementærst2
Definite attributive1 elementære elementærere elementærste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)

  1. elementary

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)

  1. elementary