absoluta

Catalan

Adjective

absoluta f sg

1. feminine singular of absolut

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [absoˈluta]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧ta

Adjective

absoluta (accusative singular absolutan, plural absolutaj, accusative plural absolutajn)

1. Free from limitations or conditions; unconditional, unrestricted.
2. Free from imperfection; positive, peremptory

   Absoluta mallumo regis ĉirkaŭ ŝi.

   Absolute darkness reigned around her.

3. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence.

   En Esperanto ne ekzistas absoluta participo.

   In Esperanto there is no absolute participle.

4. (chemistry) pure, unmixed
5. (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties.
6. (mathematics) absolute value
   1. The numerical value of a real number.

      La absoluta valoro de $-3$ estas $3$.

      The absolute value of $-3$ is $3$.

   2. The modulus of a complex number.

      La absoluta valoro de $4+3i$ estas $5$.

      The absolute value of $4+3i$ is $5$.

Derived terms

• absolute
• absolutismo
• absoluto

 

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto absoluta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.soˈlu.ta/

Adjective

absoluta

1. absolute

Derived terms

• absolute
• absoluteso

Latin

Participle

absolūta

1. inflection of absolūtus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

absolūtā

1. ablative feminine singular of absolūtus

Polish

Etymology

First attested in 1713–1714.

Noun

absoluta f

1. Middle Polish form of absolut (“absolute monarch”)

Declension

Attested forms of *absoluta

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	absoluty	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

References

• Krystyna Siekierska (21.01.2014) “ABSOLUTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Portuguese

Adjective

absoluta

1. feminine singular of absoluto
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Quero conversar com os senhores e exijo sua total e absoluta atenção.

     I want to talk with you and I demand your total and absolute attention.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absoˈluta/ [aβ̞.soˈlu.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ab‧so‧lu‧ta

Adjective

absoluta

1. feminine singular of absoluto

Swedish

Adjective

absoluta

1. inflection of absolut:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural