original
See also: Original
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/, /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, /əˈɹɪdʒnəl/
- Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal, orig‧inal, orig‧i‧nal
Audio (US) (file)
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[1], →ISBN, OCLC 3289313, OL 10563347W:
- 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[2], →ISBN, OL 2004261W:
- 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, […].
- Synonym: initial
- (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.
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
- (first in a series):
- copy, reproduction, simile (imitation)
- derivative (branch)
- ultimate (last, extreme)
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Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
relating to the origin or beginning
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first in a series
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newly created
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fresh, different
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pioneering
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having as its origin
Translations
NounEdit
original (plural originals)
- An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
- Synonym: prototype
- Hyponym: autograph
- Antonyms: copy, derivative, remake, reproduction, ultimate
- 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.
- You’re a real original.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- (archaic) An eccentric person.
- 1899 Feb, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, page 201:
- ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
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
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archaism for an eccentric — see eccentric
Translations
Further readingEdit
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- original in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin orīginālis, attested from the 14th century.[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈnal/
AdjectiveEdit
original (masculine and feminine plural originals)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “original” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Further readingEdit
- “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.
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)
NounEdit
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
- an original
DeclensionEdit
Declension of original
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | original | originalen | originaler | originalerne |
| genitive | originals | originalens | originalers | originalernes |
Further readingEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. Doublet of originel.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: originale, originales
AdjectiveEdit
original (feminine singular originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
original m (plural originaux)
- an unusual or eccentric person
- an original manuscript
- Synonym: autographe
Further readingEdit
- “original” in 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 orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of original
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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| 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
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AdverbEdit
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 quote)
Further readingEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (plural and weak singular originale)
- original, primordial; preceding everything else
- connected to the origin or beginning of something
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
NounEdit
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
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin orīginālis; 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 orīginālis; 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.
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin orīginālis.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)
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PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin orīginālis.
PronunciationEdit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oɾiʒiˈnaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /uɾɨʒiˈnaɫ/, /ɔɾiʒiˈnaɫ/
- Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
AdjectiveEdit
original m or f (plural originais, comparable)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “original” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “original” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
- original
- Antonym: falsifikat
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 |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin orīginālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
original (plural originales)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “original” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.