arid
English edit
Etymology edit
From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”),[1] compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on fire, I burn”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæɹ.ɪd/
(Mary–marry–merry distinction)Audio (US) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚ.ɪd/
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Adjective edit
arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)
- Very dry.
- Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
- Synonym: xeric
- Antonyms: rainforest, humid
- Hyponyms: semi-arid, semiarid
- Deserts are known for being arid.
- 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
- And because this part of Utah is arid, the geologic landscape is fully revealed with very little vegetation to hide it, faults and all.
- (figurative) Devoid of value.
- 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 37:
- Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.
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Translations edit
very dry
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References edit
- ^ “arid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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arid (strong nominative masculine singular arider, comparative arider, superlative am aridesten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of arid
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist arid | sie ist arid | es ist arid | sie sind arid | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | arider | aride | arides | aride |
genitive | ariden | arider | ariden | arider | |
dative | aridem | arider | aridem | ariden | |
accusative | ariden | aride | arides | aride | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aride | die aride | das aride | die ariden |
genitive | des ariden | der ariden | des ariden | der ariden | |
dative | dem ariden | der ariden | dem ariden | den ariden | |
accusative | den ariden | die aride | das aride | die ariden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein arider | eine aride | ein arides | (keine) ariden |
genitive | eines ariden | einer ariden | eines ariden | (keiner) ariden | |
dative | einem ariden | einer ariden | einem ariden | (keinen) ariden | |
accusative | einen ariden | eine aride | ein arides | (keine) ariden |
Comparative forms of arid
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist arider | sie ist arider | es ist arider | sie sind arider | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ariderer | aridere | arideres | aridere |
genitive | arideren | ariderer | arideren | ariderer | |
dative | ariderem | ariderer | ariderem | arideren | |
accusative | arideren | aridere | arideres | aridere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aridere | die aridere | das aridere | die arideren |
genitive | des arideren | der arideren | des arideren | der arideren | |
dative | dem arideren | der arideren | dem arideren | den arideren | |
accusative | den arideren | die aridere | das aridere | die arideren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ariderer | eine aridere | ein arideres | (keine) arideren |
genitive | eines arideren | einer arideren | eines arideren | (keiner) arideren | |
dative | einem arideren | einer arideren | einem arideren | (keinen) arideren | |
accusative | einen arideren | eine aridere | ein arideres | (keine) arideren |
Superlative forms of arid
Further reading edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English arid, from either French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
arid
Further reading edit
- “arid” 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.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French aride, from Latin aridus.
Adjective edit
arid m or n (feminine singular aridă, masculine plural arizi, feminine and neuter plural aride)
Declension edit
Declension of arid