elementær
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From French élémentaire, from Latin elementārius, derived from the noun elementum (“basic principle; alphabet”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
elementær (neuter elementært, plural and definite singular attributive elementære)
- elementary ((relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something)
- basic
Inflection edit
| Inflection of elementær | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | elementær | elementærere | elementærst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | elementært | elementærere | elementærst2 |
| Plural | elementære | elementærere | elementærst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | elementære | elementærere | elementærste |
| 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. | |||
Synonyms edit
- (fundamental): fundamental
- (basic): basal
- (simple): enkel, simpel
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
elementær (neuter singular elementært, definite singular and plural elementære)