algoritme
Catalan
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English algorithm, from Latin algorithmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alɡ̊oˈʁid̥mə]
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | algoritme | algoritmen | algoritmer | algoritmerne |
genitive | algoritmes | algoritmens | algoritmers | algoritmernes |
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval Latin algorithmus, a by-form of algorismus introduced under the influence of Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”). A Latinization of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “native of Khowarizm”), surname of the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑl.ɣoːˈrɪt.mə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧go‧rit‧me
- Rhymes: -ɪtmə
Noun
algoritme n (plural algoritmen or algoritmes, diminutive algoritmetje n)
- An algorithm, precise logical computational procedure
Usage notes
Originally a masculine noun (de algoritme), the term has increasingly been treated as neuter since the 1980s.
Derived terms
- algoritmisch
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: algoritme
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alɡoˈrɪt̪mə]
- Hyphenation: al‧go‧rit‧me
Noun
algoritme (first-person possessive algoritmeku, second-person possessive algoritmemu, third-person possessive algoritmenya)
- Superseded spelling of algoritma.
Further reading
- “algoritme” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- (algoritmè) IPA(key): [ɐlɡorʲɪtʲˈmʲɛ]
- (algorìtme) IPA(key): [ɐlɡoˈrʲɪtʲmʲɛ]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian) (file)
Noun
algoritme m (definite singular algoritmen, indefinite plural algoritmer, definite plural algoritmene)
- An algorithm (well-defined procedure)
Derived terms
References
- “algoritme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “algoritme” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “alphabet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian) (file)
Noun
algoritme m (definite singular algoritmen, indefinite plural algoritmar, definite plural algoritmane)
- An algorithm (well-defined procedure)
Derived terms
References
- “algoritme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “algoritme” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “alphabet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.