original
English
Etymology
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/[1]
- Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal, orig‧i‧nal
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
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, →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 of copies or 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, →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 a specified place or time as its origin.
- This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina.
Synonyms
- autograph
- prototype
Antonyms
- (first in a series):
- copy, reproduction, simile (imitation)
- derivative (branch)
- ultimate (last, extreme)
Derived terms
- originally
- original sin
Related terms
- aboriginal
- origin
- originality
- originate
- originative
Translations
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Noun
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.
- 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.
- 1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 5:
- (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 1042815524, 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.
- 1962, "It's Fashion fair time again", in Ebony (volume 17, number 11, page 126)
- A ridgeling.
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References
- Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 13.28, page 362.
Further reading
- original in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- original in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin orīginālis, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈnal/
Adjective
original (masculine and feminine plural originals)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalment
Related terms
- origen
References
- “original”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “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
Adjective
original (neuter originalt, plural and definite singular attributive originale)
- original
Noun
original c (singular definite originalen, plural indefinite originaler)
- an original
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | original | originalen | originaler | originalerne |
genitive | originals | originalens | originalers | originalernes |
Further reading
- “original” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “original” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orīginālis. Doublet of originel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: originale, originales
Adjective
original (feminine originale, masculine plural originaux, feminine plural originales)
- original
- Antonyms: banal, copié, reproduit, vulgaire
Related terms
- en original
- originaire
- originalité
- origine
- originel
Noun
original m (plural originaux)
- an unusual or eccentric person
- an original manuscript
- Synonym: autographe
Further reading
- “original”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”). Doublet of originell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oʁiɡiˈnaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Audio (file)
Adjective
original (strong nominative masculine singular originaler, comparative originaler, superlative am originalsten)
- original
Declension
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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist originaler | sie ist originaler | es ist originaler | sie sind originaler | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | originalerer | originalere | originaleres | originalere |
genitive | originaleren | originalerer | originaleren | originalerer | |
dative | originalerem | originalerer | originalerem | originaleren | |
accusative | originaleren | originalere | originaleres | originalere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der originalere | die originalere | das originalere | die originaleren |
genitive | des originaleren | der originaleren | des originaleren | der originaleren | |
dative | dem originaleren | der originaleren | dem originaleren | den originaleren | |
accusative | den originaleren | die originalere | das originalere | die originaleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein originalerer | eine originalere | ein originaleres | (keine) originaleren |
genitive | eines originaleren | einer originaleren | eines originaleren | (keiner) originaleren | |
dative | einem originaleren | einer originaleren | einem originaleren | (keinen) originaleren | |
accusative | einen originaleren | eine originalere | ein originaleres | (keine) originaleren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am originalsten | sie ist am originalsten | es ist am originalsten | sie sind am originalsten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | originalster | originalste | originalstes | originalste |
genitive | originalsten | originalster | originalsten | originalster | |
dative | originalstem | originalster | originalstem | originalsten | |
accusative | originalsten | originalste | originalstes | originalste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der originalste | die originalste | das originalste | die originalsten |
genitive | des originalsten | der originalsten | des originalsten | der originalsten | |
dative | dem originalsten | der originalsten | dem originalsten | den originalsten | |
accusative | den originalsten | die originalste | das originalste | die originalsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein originalster | eine originalste | ein originalstes | (keine) originalsten |
genitive | eines originalsten | einer originalsten | eines originalsten | (keiner) originalsten | |
dative | einem originalsten | einer originalsten | einem originalsten | (keinen) originalsten | |
accusative | einen originalsten | eine originalste | ein originalstes | (keine) originalsten |
Related terms
- Originalität
- Original n
Adverb
original
- (colloquial, intensifier) really, actually
- Synonyms: echt, wirklich
- 1997, Alexa Hennig von Lange, chapter 1, in Relax:
- Wo ist jetzt diese verdammte Schachtel? Hier finde ich original nichts wieder.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Further reading
- “original” in Duden online
- “original” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle English
Alternative forms
- oryginall, origynall, orygynal, orygynall, origynal, oryginal, oregynall, originalle, originall
Etymology
From Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis; equivalent to origyne + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔriɡiˈnaːl/, /ɔriɡiˈnal/, /ɔriːɡiˈnal/
Adjective
original (plural and weak singular originale)
- original, primordial; preceding everything else
- connected to the origin or beginning of something
Derived terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Noun
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 terms
- originali
Descendants
- English: original
- Scots: original, oreeginal
References
- “orī̆ǧinā̆l(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-26.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originaler, definite plural originalene)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin orīginālis; the noun being derived from the adjective.
Adjective
original (neuter singular originalt, definite singular and plural originale)
- original
Noun
original m (definite singular originalen, indefinite plural originalar, definite plural originalane)
- an original
References
- “original” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Adjective
original m (feminine singular originala, masculine plural originals, feminine plural originalas)
- original
Derived terms
- originalitat
- originalament
Related terms
- origina
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ɾi.ʒiˈnaw/ [o.ɾi.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/ [ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnaɫ]
- Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Adjective
original m or f (plural originais)
- original (relating to the origin or beginning)
- original (being the first in a series)
- original (different; unique)
Derived terms
- originalidade
- originalmente
Related terms
- origem
Further reading
- “original” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “original” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin originalis or French original.
Adjective
original m or n (feminine singular originală, masculine plural originali, feminine and neuter plural originale)
- original
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oriɡǐnaːl/
- Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Noun
origìnāl m (Cyrillic spelling оригѝна̄л)
- original
- Antonym: falsifikat
Declension
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
Etymology
From Latin orīginālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾixiˈnal/ [o.ɾi.xiˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: o‧ri‧gi‧nal
Adjective
original (plural originales)
- original
Derived terms
- originalidad
- originalmente
- pecado original
Related terms
- origen
- originar
- originario
Further reading
- “original”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
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)
Declension
Declension of original | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | original | originalet | original | originalen |
Genitive | originals | originalets | originals | originalens |
Related terms
- originell
References
- original in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- original in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- original in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)