diffus

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffusus.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

diffus (feminine diffuse, masculine plural diffus, feminine plural diffuses)

  1. diffuse

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective

diffus (strong nominative masculine singular diffuser, comparative diffuser, superlative am diffusesten)

  1. diffuse, vague, unclear

Declension
Positive forms of diffus
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist diffus sie ist diffus es ist diffus sie sind diffus
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative diffuser diffuse diffuses diffuse
genitive diffusen diffuser diffusen diffuser
dative diffusem diffuser diffusem diffusen
accusative diffusen diffuse diffuses diffuse
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der diffuse die diffuse das diffuse die diffusen
genitive des diffusen der diffusen des diffusen der diffusen
dative dem diffusen der diffusen dem diffusen den diffusen
accusative den diffusen die diffuse das diffuse die diffusen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein diffuser eine diffuse ein diffuses (keine) diffusen
genitive eines diffusen einer diffusen eines diffusen (keiner) diffusen
dative einem diffusen einer diffusen einem diffusen (keinen) diffusen
accusative einen diffusen eine diffuse ein diffuses (keine) diffusen
Comparative forms of diffus
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist diffuser sie ist diffuser es ist diffuser sie sind diffuser
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative diffuserer diffusere diffuseres diffusere
genitive diffuseren diffuserer diffuseren diffuserer
dative diffuserem diffuserer diffuserem diffuseren
accusative diffuseren diffusere diffuseres diffusere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der diffusere die diffusere das diffusere die diffuseren
genitive des diffuseren der diffuseren des diffuseren der diffuseren
dative dem diffuseren der diffuseren dem diffuseren den diffuseren
accusative den diffuseren die diffusere das diffusere die diffuseren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein diffuserer eine diffusere ein diffuseres (keine) diffuseren
genitive eines diffuseren einer diffuseren eines diffuseren (keiner) diffuseren
dative einem diffuseren einer diffuseren einem diffuseren (keinen) diffuseren
accusative einen diffuseren eine diffusere ein diffuseres (keine) diffuseren
Superlative forms of diffus
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am diffusesten sie ist am diffusesten es ist am diffusesten sie sind am diffusesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative diffusester diffuseste diffusestes diffuseste
genitive diffusesten diffusester diffusesten diffusester
dative diffusestem diffusester diffusestem diffusesten
accusative diffusesten diffuseste diffusestes diffuseste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der diffuseste die diffuseste das diffuseste die diffusesten
genitive des diffusesten der diffusesten des diffusesten der diffusesten
dative dem diffusesten der diffusesten dem diffusesten den diffusesten
accusative den diffusesten die diffuseste das diffuseste die diffusesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein diffusester eine diffuseste ein diffusestes (keine) diffusesten
genitive eines diffusesten einer diffusesten eines diffusesten (keiner) diffusesten
dative einem diffusesten einer diffusesten einem diffusesten (keinen) diffusesten
accusative einen diffusesten eine diffuseste ein diffusestes (keine) diffusesten

Further reading
  • “diffus” in Duden online
  • “diffus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).

Adjective

diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative mer diffus, superlative mest diffus)

  1. diffuse (not concentrated)
    Diffust lys.
    Diffuse light.
  2. diffuse, vague, unclear
    De kom med en nokså diffus påstand.
    They made a rather diffuse claim.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).

Adjective

diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative meir diffus, superlative mest diffus)

  1. diffuse (not concentrated)
    Diffust lys.
    Diffuse light.
  2. diffuse, vague, unclear
    Dei kom med ein nokså diffus påstand.
    They made a rather diffuse claim.

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsus, the past participle of diffundere.

Adjective

diffus (comparative diffusare, superlative diffusast)

  1. diffuse
  2. vague, unclear

Declension
Inflection of diffus
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular diffus diffusare diffusast
Neuter singular diffust diffusare diffusast
Plural diffusa diffusare diffusast
Masculine plural3 diffuse diffusare diffusast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 diffuse diffusare diffusaste
All diffusa diffusare diffusaste
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

References
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