Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French discontinu, from Latin discontinuus. Equivalent to dis- +‎ continu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kɔn.tiˈny/
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  • Hyphenation: dis‧con‧ti‧nu
  • Rhymes: -y

Adjective edit

discontinu (not comparable)

  1. discontinuous

Inflection edit

Inflection of discontinu
uninflected discontinu
inflected discontinue
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial discontinu
indefinite m./f. sing. discontinue
n. sing. discontinu
plural discontinue
definite discontinue
partitive discontinu's

Related terms edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From dis- +‎ continu.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

discontinu (feminine discontinue, masculine plural discontinus, feminine plural discontinues)

  1. discontinuous, intermittent

Further reading edit