original
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin originalis (“primitive, original”), from Latin origo (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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:
- 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 or copies/versions.
- 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[1]:
- 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 as its origin.
- This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
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TranslationsEdit
relating to the origin or beginning
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first in a series
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newly created
fresh, different
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pioneering
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having as its origin
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NounEdit
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- This manuscript is the original.
- A person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent.
- You’re a real original.
- (archaic) An eccentric.
SynonymsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
object from which all later copies and variations are derived
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person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
archaism for an eccentric — see eccentric
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Further readingEdit
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- original in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
CatalanEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin originalis. Doublet of originel.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (feminine singular originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
AntonymsEdit
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NounEdit
original m (plural originaux)
- An unusual or eccentric person
- An original manuscript
SynonymsEdit
- (manuscript): autographe m
Further readingEdit
- “original” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin originālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin origō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of original
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist original | sie ist original | es ist original | sie sind original | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | originaler | originale | originales | originale |
| genitive | originalen | originaler | originalen | originaler | |
| dative | originalem | originaler | originalem | originalen | |
| accusative | originalen | originale | originales | originale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der originale | die originale | das originale | die originalen |
| genitive | des originalen | der originalen | des originalen | der originalen | |
| dative | dem originalen | der originalen | dem originalen | den originalen | |
| accusative | den originalen | die originale | das originale | die originalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein originaler | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen |
| genitive | eines originalen | einer originalen | eines originalen | (keiner) originalen | |
| dative | einem originalen | einer originalen | einem originalen | (keinen) originalen | |
| accusative | einen originalen | eine originale | ein originales | (keine) originalen | |
Comparative forms of original
Superlative forms of original
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- original in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin originalis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
AdjectiveEdit
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
NounEdit
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
ReferencesEdit
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin originalis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
AdjectiveEdit
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
NounEdit
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
ReferencesEdit
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original m, f (plural originais, comparable)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of original
| 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 |