diffus
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffusus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
diffus (feminine diffuse, masculine plural diffus, feminine plural diffuses)
- diffuse
Derived terms
- diffuser
Further reading
- “diffus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːs
Adjective
diffus (strong nominative masculine singular diffuser, comparative diffuser, superlative am diffusesten)
- diffuse, vague, unclear
Declension
Positive forms of diffus
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist diffus | sie ist diffus | es ist diffus | sie sind diffus | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | diffuser | diffuse | diffuses | diffuse |
| genitive | diffusen | diffuser | diffusen | diffuser | |
| dative | diffusem | diffuser | diffusem | diffusen | |
| accusative | diffusen | diffuse | diffuses | diffuse | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der diffuse | die diffuse | das diffuse | die diffusen |
| genitive | des diffusen | der diffusen | des diffusen | der diffusen | |
| dative | dem diffusen | der diffusen | dem diffusen | den diffusen | |
| accusative | den diffusen | die diffuse | das diffuse | die diffusen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein diffuser | eine diffuse | ein diffuses | (keine) diffusen |
| genitive | eines diffusen | einer diffusen | eines diffusen | (keiner) diffusen | |
| dative | einem diffusen | einer diffusen | einem diffusen | (keinen) diffusen | |
| accusative | einen diffusen | eine diffuse | ein diffuses | (keine) diffusen | |
Comparative forms of diffus
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist diffuser | sie ist diffuser | es ist diffuser | sie sind diffuser | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | diffuserer | diffusere | diffuseres | diffusere |
| genitive | diffuseren | diffuserer | diffuseren | diffuserer | |
| dative | diffuserem | diffuserer | diffuserem | diffuseren | |
| accusative | diffuseren | diffusere | diffuseres | diffusere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der diffusere | die diffusere | das diffusere | die diffuseren |
| genitive | des diffuseren | der diffuseren | des diffuseren | der diffuseren | |
| dative | dem diffuseren | der diffuseren | dem diffuseren | den diffuseren | |
| accusative | den diffuseren | die diffusere | das diffusere | die diffuseren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein diffuserer | eine diffusere | ein diffuseres | (keine) diffuseren |
| genitive | eines diffuseren | einer diffuseren | eines diffuseren | (keiner) diffuseren | |
| dative | einem diffuseren | einer diffuseren | einem diffuseren | (keinen) diffuseren | |
| accusative | einen diffuseren | eine diffusere | ein diffuseres | (keine) diffuseren | |
Superlative forms of diffus
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am diffusesten | sie ist am diffusesten | es ist am diffusesten | sie sind am diffusesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | diffusester | diffuseste | diffusestes | diffuseste |
| genitive | diffusesten | diffusester | diffusesten | diffusester | |
| dative | diffusestem | diffusester | diffusestem | diffusesten | |
| accusative | diffusesten | diffuseste | diffusestes | diffuseste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der diffuseste | die diffuseste | das diffuseste | die diffusesten |
| genitive | des diffusesten | der diffusesten | des diffusesten | der diffusesten | |
| dative | dem diffusesten | der diffusesten | dem diffusesten | den diffusesten | |
| accusative | den diffusesten | die diffuseste | das diffuseste | die diffusesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein diffusester | eine diffuseste | ein diffusestes | (keine) diffusesten |
| genitive | eines diffusesten | einer diffusesten | eines diffusesten | (keiner) diffusesten | |
| dative | einem diffusesten | einer diffusesten | einem diffusesten | (keinen) diffusesten | |
| accusative | einen diffusesten | eine diffuseste | ein diffusestes | (keine) diffusesten | |
Further reading
- “diffus” in Duden online
- “diffus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).
Adjective
diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative merdiffus, superlative mestdiffus)
- diffuse (not concentrated)
- Diffust lys.
- Diffuse light.
- Diffust lys.
- diffuse, vague, unclear
- De kom med en nokså diffus påstand.
- They made a rather diffuse claim.
- De kom med en nokså diffus påstand.
Synonyms
- (not concentrated): spredt
- (vague, unclear): ubestemt, uklar, utydelig
Related terms
- diffundere
References
- “diffus” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “diffus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).
Adjective
diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative meirdiffus, superlative mestdiffus)
- diffuse (not concentrated)
- Diffust lys.
- Diffuse light.
- Diffust lys.
- diffuse, vague, unclear
- Dei kom med ein nokså diffus påstand.
- They made a rather diffuse claim.
- Dei kom med ein nokså diffus påstand.
Synonyms
- (not concentrated): spreidd, spreitt
- (vague, unclear): ubestemt, uklar/uklår, utydeleg
Related terms
- diffundere
References
- “diffus” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “diffus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffūsus, the past participle of diffundere.
Adjective
diffus (comparative diffusare, superlative diffusast)
- diffuse
- vague, unclear
Declension
| Inflection of diffus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | diffus | diffusare | diffusast |
| Neuter singular | diffust | diffusare | diffusast |
| Plural | diffusa | diffusare | diffusast |
| Masculine plural3 | diffuse | diffusare | diffusast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | diffuse | diffusare | diffusaste |
| All | diffusa | diffusare | diffusaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- diffundera
- diffusera
- diffusion
References
- diffus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- diffus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- diffus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)