original
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/
Audio (US) (file) - (obsolete) IPA(key): /ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/[1]
- Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal, orig‧i‧nal
Adjective edit
original (comparative more original, superlative most original)
- (not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
- the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process
- 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick[2], →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL:
- The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.
- (not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
- Synonym: initial
- The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions.
- This recording is by the original broadway cast.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, […].
- (not comparable) Newly created.
- Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.
- (comparable) Fresh, different.
- The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception.
- (not comparable) Pioneering.
- Parker was one of the original bebop players.
- (not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.
- This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
- (of a potato chip) Seasoned with salt but no other flavoring; ready salted
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Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "first in a series"):
- copy, reproduction, simile (imitation)
- derivative (branch)
- ultimate (last, extreme)
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Noun edit
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- Synonym: prototype
- Antonyms: copy, derivative, remake, reproduction, ultimate
- Hyponym: autograph
- This manuscript is the original.
- A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be an Original, and that is a true Comical Thought: When all the Learned Men in the World are but Tranſlators, is it not a Pleaſant Jeſt, that you ſhould ſtrive to be an Original! You ſhould have obſerved your Time, and have come into the World with the Ancient Greeks for that purpoſe; for the Latines themſelves are but Copies.
- 1975, The Educational Trends, volumes 10-14, page 59:
- Ahmad (1969) studied the personality differences among middle school girls identified as originals and unoriginals on the Minnesota's test of creative thinking.
- 2010, A. Kusuma, Creativity and Cognitive Styles in Children, page 73:
- The originals or the creatives were more dominant than the unoriginals or the low creatives.
- (archaic) An eccentric person.
- 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 201:
- ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
- A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection.
- 1962, “It's Fashion fair time again”, in Ebony, volume 17, number 11, page 126:
- Fashion Fair will give every section first hand knowledge of the latest originals and 1962-63's exciting trends.
- 1963, National Retail Merchants Association. Sales Promotion Division, The NRMA Sales Promotion Encyclopedia, Vol. II., page 175:
- One such show was built around the Du Pont spring collection of Paris originals.
- A ridgeling.
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References edit
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 13.28, page 362.
Further reading edit
- “original”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “original”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. First attested in the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [u.ɾi.ʒiˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾi.ʒiˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [o.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈnal]
Adjective edit
original m or f (masculine and feminine plural originals)
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References edit
- ^ “original”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “original” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “original” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “original” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Adjective edit
original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)
Noun edit
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
- an original
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | original | originalen | originaler | originalerne |
genitive | originals | originalens | originalers | originalernes |
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. Doublet of originel.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: originale, originales
Adjective edit
original (feminine originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
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Noun edit
original m (plural originaux)
- an unusual or eccentric person
- Synonym: drôle d’oiseau
- an original manuscript
- Synonym: autographe
Further reading edit
- “original”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
original (strong nominative masculine singular originaler, comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
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Adverb edit
original
- (colloquial, intensifier) really, actually
- 1997, Alexa Hennig von Lange, chapter 1, in Relax[3]:
- Wo ist jetzt diese verdammte Schachtel? Hier finde ich original nichts wieder.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
original (plural and weak singular originale)
- original, primordial; preceding everything else
- connected to the origin or beginning of something
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Noun edit
original (plural originals) (Late Middle English)
- the origin, lineage, or provenance of something
- the authoritative, authorial, or primordial version of a work or source
- (rare) something that isn't living or artificial; a primordial element
- (rare) a reason, factor, or generator of something
- (rare) the root or etymological ancestor of a word
- (rare, religion) the making of the universe
- (rare, law) a legal document beginning legal action
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
Noun edit
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
References edit
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective edit
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
Noun edit
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
References edit
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Adjective edit
original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Adjective edit
original m or f (plural originais)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin originalis or French original. By surface analysis, origine + -al.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
original m or n (feminine singular originală, masculine plural originali, feminine and neuter plural originale)
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | original | originală | originali | originale | ||
definite | originalul | originala | originalii | originalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | original | originale | originali | originale | ||
definite | originalului | originalei | originalilor | originalelor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
- original
- Antonym: falsifikat
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | origìnāl | originali |
genitive | originála | originala |
dative | originalu | originalima |
accusative | original | originale |
vocative | originale | originali |
locative | originalu | originalima |
instrumental | originalom | originalima |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /oɾixiˈnal/ [o.ɾi.xiˈnal]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Adjective edit
original m or f (masculine and feminine plural originales)
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Further reading edit
- “original”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
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original n
- an original
- an eccentric or strange person (from notion of a one of a kind)
- Nisse är ett riktigt original
- Nisse is a real "one of a kind" (odd person)
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | original | originalet | original | originalen |
Genitive | originals | originalets | originals | originalens |