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termin

See also: Termin and termín

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From German Termin (“date, deadline”), from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɛrmiːn/, [tˢæɐ̯ˈmiːˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun edit

termin c (singular definite terminen, plural indefinite terminer)

  1. settling period
  2. due date, settling day
  3. date, deadline
  4. mortgage payment

Inflection edit

Declension of termin
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative termin terminen terminer terminerne
genitive termins terminens terminers terminernes

Finnish edit

Noun edit

termin

  1. genitive singular of termi

Anagrams edit

Indonesian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch termijn,[1] ultimately from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tèrmin (plural termin-termin, first-person possessive terminku, second-person possessive terminmu, third-person possessive terminnya)

  1. term: A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
    Synonyms: babak, periode, tahap
    Synonym: penggal (Standard Malay)

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading edit

Kashubian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish termin. Compare Slovincian termyn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛrmin/
  • Syllabification: ter‧min

Noun edit

termin m inan

  1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
    1. (law) date of a court hearing

Further reading edit

  • Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “terḿin”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 5, page 345
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “termin”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “termin”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[4]

Ladin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Latin terminus.

Noun edit

termin m (plural termini)

  1. term, expiry, deadline

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).[1][2][3] Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English term and French terme.[1] First attested in the 16th century.[4] Compare Silesian termin and Slovincian termyn.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)

  1. (countable) term; date (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day) [+ na (accusative) = for what]
    1. (countable, pregnancy) term, due date
    2. (countable) deadline, due date; time frame (specific date when something is to happen)
  3. (countable) term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
  4. (uncountable, archaic, historical) apprenticeship
  5. (countable, logic) term (subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice)
  6. (countable, obsolete) term (bound, boundary)
    Synonym: granica
  7. (countable, obsolete, banking, finance) installment (portion of debt)
    Synonym: rata
  8. (countable, obsolete) position, situation, state, circumstances
    1. (uncountable, obsolete) difficult times; critical situation
    2. (countable, obsolete) trouble
      Synonym: kłopot
    3. (countable, obsolete) puzzle (problem or enigma to solve, difficult task)
      Synonym: zagadka
  9. (countable, obsolete, historical, law) court hearing
  10. (countable, obsolete, law) lawsuit

Declension edit

Declension of termin
singular plural
nominative termin terminy
genitive terminu terminów
dative terminowi terminom
accusative termin terminy
instrumental terminem terminami
locative terminie terminach
vocative terminie terminy

Derived terms edit

nouns

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adjectives
adverbs
nouns

Descendants edit

Trivia edit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), termin is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 8 times in scientific texts, 27 times in news, 171 times in essays, 5 times in fiction, and times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 58 times, making it the 1120th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “termin”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “termin”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “termin”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “termin”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[3] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 601

Further reading edit

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈter.min/, (alternative) /terˈmin/

Verb edit

termin

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of termina

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /těrmiːn/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧min

Noun edit

tèrmīn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐрмӣн)

  1. term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
  2. a specific date and time for which something is scheduled (e.g. a due date, a meeting time, or a time slot for an appointment)

Declension edit

Declension of termin
singular plural
nominative tèrmīn termini
genitive termína termina
dative terminu terminima
accusative termin termine
vocative termine termini
locative terminu terminima
instrumental terminom terminima

References edit

  • “termin” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Termin. Compare Polish termin.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)

  1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
  2. (law) court hearing

Further reading edit

  • termin in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “termin”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 143

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From German Termin (“date, deadline”), from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

termin c

  1. (education) a semester, half of a school year, a term
  2. (business) a term, a due date, a time period (for payments, interest and options)

Declension edit

Declension of termin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative termin terminen terminer terminerna
Genitive termins terminens terminers terminernas

Related terms edit

education
business

References edit

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