elementær
Danish
Etymology
From French élémentaire, from Latin elementārius, derived from the noun elementum (“basic principle; alphabet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eləmɛntɛˀr/, [eləmɛnˈtˢɛˀɐ̯]
Adjective
elementær (neuter elementært, plural and definite singular attributive elementære)
- elementary ((relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something)
- basic
Inflection
| 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
- (fundamental): fundamental
- (basic): basal
- (simple): enkel, simpel
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)
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