absurdus

Latin

Etymology

ab- +‎ surdus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈsur.dus/, [äpˈs̠ʊrd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /abˈsur.dus/, [äbˈsurd̪us]

Adjective

absurdus (feminine absurda, neuter absurdum, comparative absurdior, superlative absurdissimus, adverb absurdē); first/second-declension adjective

1. discordant, harsh
2. incongruous, inconsistent, illogical
3. silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthless

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	absurdus	absurda	absurdum		absurdī	absurdae	absurda
Genitive	absurdī	absurdae	absurdī		absurdōrum	absurdārum	absurdōrum
Dative	absurdō		absurdō		absurdīs
Accusative	absurdum	absurdam	absurdum		absurdōs	absurdās	absurda
Ablative	absurdō	absurdā	absurdō		absurdīs
Vocative	absurde	absurda	absurdum		absurdī	absurdae	absurda

Derived terms

• absurdē
• absurditas
• perabsurdus

Descendants

• Catalan: absurd
• Dutch: absurd
• English: absurd
• French: absurde
• Galician: absurdo
• German: absurd
• Italian: assurdo
• Yiddish: אַבסורד (absurd)
• Norwegian Bokmål: absurd
• Portuguese: absurdo
• Romanian: absurd
• Russian: абсу́рд (absúrd), абсу́рдный (absúrdnyj)
• Spanish: absurdo
• Swedish: absurd

References

• “absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• absurdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)