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impertinent

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- +‎ pertinent.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪm.ˈpɝ.tɨ.nənt/, (rare) /ɪm.ˈpɝt.nənt/
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AdjectiveEdit

impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)

  1. insolent, ill-mannered.
  2. irrelevant, useless.
    • 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious:
      Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness
    • 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
      How impertinent that grief was which served no end!
    Antonyms: pertinent, relevant

Usage notesEdit

  • Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, general usage has come to once again incorporate definition 2, though older speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.

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NounEdit

impertinent (plural impertinents)

  1. An impertinent individual.
    • 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life
      comfortably recessed from curious impertinents

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PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative impertinentst)

  1. insolent, ill-mannered

InflectionEdit

Inflection of impertinent
uninflected impertinent
inflected impertinente
comparative impertinenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial impertinent impertinenter het impertinentst
het impertinentste
indefinite m./f. sing. impertinente impertinentere impertinentste
n. sing. impertinent impertinenter impertinentste
plural impertinente impertinentere impertinentste
definite impertinente impertinentere impertinentste
partitive impertinents impertinenters —

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Late Latin impertinens. Morphologically, from in- +‎ pertinent.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

impertinent (feminine impertinente, masculine plural impertinents, feminine plural impertinentes)

  1. insolent, ill-mannered
    Synonyms: insolent, effronté

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

impertinent (strong nominative masculine singular impertinenter, comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)

  1. insolent, ill-mannered

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of impertinent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist impertinent sie ist impertinent es ist impertinent sie sind impertinent
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative impertinenter impertinente impertinentes impertinente
genitive impertinenten impertinenter impertinenten impertinenter
dative impertinentem impertinenter impertinentem impertinenten
accusative impertinenten impertinente impertinentes impertinente
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der impertinente die impertinente das impertinente die impertinenten
genitive des impertinenten der impertinenten des impertinenten der impertinenten
dative dem impertinenten der impertinenten dem impertinenten den impertinenten
accusative den impertinenten die impertinente das impertinente die impertinenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein impertinenter eine impertinente ein impertinentes (keine) impertinenten
genitive eines impertinenten einer impertinenten eines impertinenten (keiner) impertinenten
dative einem impertinenten einer impertinenten einem impertinenten (keinen) impertinenten
accusative einen impertinenten eine impertinente ein impertinentes (keine) impertinenten
Comparative forms of impertinent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist impertinenter sie ist impertinenter es ist impertinenter sie sind impertinenter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative impertinenterer impertinentere impertinenteres impertinentere
genitive impertinenteren impertinenterer impertinenteren impertinenterer
dative impertinenterem impertinenterer impertinenterem impertinenteren
accusative impertinenteren impertinentere impertinenteres impertinentere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der impertinentere die impertinentere das impertinentere die impertinenteren
genitive des impertinenteren der impertinenteren des impertinenteren der impertinenteren
dative dem impertinenteren der impertinenteren dem impertinenteren den impertinenteren
accusative den impertinenteren die impertinentere das impertinentere die impertinenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein impertinenterer eine impertinentere ein impertinenteres (keine) impertinenteren
genitive eines impertinenteren einer impertinenteren eines impertinenteren (keiner) impertinenteren
dative einem impertinenteren einer impertinenteren einem impertinenteren (keinen) impertinenteren
accusative einen impertinenteren eine impertinentere ein impertinenteres (keine) impertinenteren
Superlative forms of impertinent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am impertinentesten sie ist am impertinentesten es ist am impertinentesten sie sind am impertinentesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative impertinentester impertinenteste impertinentestes impertinenteste
genitive impertinentesten impertinentester impertinentesten impertinentester
dative impertinentestem impertinentester impertinentestem impertinentesten
accusative impertinentesten impertinenteste impertinentestes impertinenteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der impertinenteste die impertinenteste das impertinenteste die impertinentesten
genitive des impertinentesten der impertinentesten des impertinentesten der impertinentesten
dative dem impertinentesten der impertinentesten dem impertinentesten den impertinentesten
accusative den impertinentesten die impertinenteste das impertinenteste die impertinentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein impertinentester eine impertinenteste ein impertinentestes (keine) impertinentesten
genitive eines impertinentesten einer impertinentesten eines impertinentesten (keiner) impertinentesten
dative einem impertinentesten einer impertinentesten einem impertinentesten (keinen) impertinentesten
accusative einen impertinentesten eine impertinenteste ein impertinentestes (keine) impertinentesten

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French impertinent, from Latin impertinens. Equivalent to in- +‎ pertinent.

AdjectiveEdit

impertinent m or n (feminine singular impertinentă, masculine plural impertinenți, feminine and neuter plural impertinente)

  1. impertinent

DeclensionEdit

Declension of impertinent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite impertinent impertinentă impertinenți impertinente
definite impertinentul impertinenta impertinenții impertinentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite impertinent impertinente impertinenți impertinente
definite impertinentului impertinentei impertinenților impertinentelor
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