diskret
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (“to separate, discern”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdiskret
- discreet
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
- 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter:
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
- (mathematics) discrete
Inflection
editInflection of diskret | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Plural | diskrete | diskretere | diskretest2 |
Definite attributive1 | diskrete | diskretere | diskreteste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
See also
edit- diskret on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
editEtymology
editFrom French discret, from Latin discretus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdiskret (strong nominative masculine singular diskreter, comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)
- discreet (respectful of privacy and secrecy)
- (mathematics) discrete
Usage notes
edit- German diskret means “discrete” in the sense glossed above. In English, the word also has the somewhat broader sense of “tactful”; for that dezent or taktvoll is used instead.
Declension
editPositive forms of diskret
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist diskret | sie ist diskret | es ist diskret | sie sind diskret | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diskreter | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete |
genitive | diskreten | diskreter | diskreten | diskreter | |
dative | diskretem | diskreter | diskretem | diskreten | |
accusative | diskreten | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diskrete | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten |
genitive | des diskreten | der diskreten | des diskreten | der diskreten | |
dative | dem diskreten | der diskreten | dem diskreten | den diskreten | |
accusative | den diskreten | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diskreter | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten |
genitive | eines diskreten | einer diskreten | eines diskreten | (keiner) diskreten | |
dative | einem diskreten | einer diskreten | einem diskreten | (keinen) diskreten | |
accusative | einen diskreten | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten |
Comparative forms of diskret
Superlative forms of diskret
Further reading
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch discreet, from Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdiskret
- discrete: separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
Further reading
edit- “diskret” 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.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
editdiskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
edit- diskré (discreet)
References
edit- “diskret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
editdiskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
edit- diskré (discreet)
References
edit- “diskret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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