paranormal
English
Etymology
para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) + normal; compare supernatural.
Adjective
paranormal (comparative more paranormal, superlative most paranormal)
- That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.
- 2013, JoAnn Myers, Wicked Intentions:
- “We who study the paranormal always hope for strong readings with our equipment,” explains Nancy.
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Derived terms
- paranormalism
- paranormalist
- paranormality
- paranormally
Translations
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Noun
paranormal (plural paranormals)
- A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed.
Catalan
Etymology
para- + normal
Adjective
paranormal (masculine and feminine plural paranormals)
- paranormal
Further reading
- “paranormal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “paranormal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “paranormal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
para- + normal
Adjective
paranormal (feminine paranormale, masculine plural paranormaux, feminine plural paranormales)
- paranormal
Further reading
- “paranormal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpaʁanɔʁˈmaːl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
paranormal (strong nominative masculine singular paranormaler, not comparable)
- paranormal
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist paranormal | sie ist paranormal | es ist paranormal | sie sind paranormal | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | paranormaler | paranormale | paranormales | paranormale |
genitive | paranormalen | paranormaler | paranormalen | paranormaler | |
dative | paranormalem | paranormaler | paranormalem | paranormalen | |
accusative | paranormalen | paranormale | paranormales | paranormale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der paranormale | die paranormale | das paranormale | die paranormalen |
genitive | des paranormalen | der paranormalen | des paranormalen | der paranormalen | |
dative | dem paranormalen | der paranormalen | dem paranormalen | den paranormalen | |
accusative | den paranormalen | die paranormale | das paranormale | die paranormalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein paranormaler | eine paranormale | ein paranormales | (keine) paranormalen |
genitive | eines paranormalen | einer paranormalen | eines paranormalen | (keiner) paranormalen | |
dative | einem paranormalen | einer paranormalen | einem paranormalen | (keinen) paranormalen | |
accusative | einen paranormalen | eine paranormale | ein paranormales | (keine) paranormalen |
Portuguese
Etymology
From para- + normal.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɦˈmaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noɾˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɾˈmaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noʁˈmaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.noɻˈmaw/ [pa.ɾa.noɻˈmaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.nɔɾˈmal/ [pɐ.ɾɐ.nɔɾˈmaɫ]
Adjective
paranormal m or f (plural paranormais)
- paranormal
Derived terms
- paranormalmente
Further reading
- “paranormal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French paranormal. By surface analysis, para- + normal.
Adjective
paranormal m or n (feminine singular paranormală, masculine plural paranormali, feminine and neuter plural paranormale)
- paranormal
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | paranormal | paranormală | paranormali | paranormale | ||
definite | paranormalul | paranormala | paranormalii | paranormalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | paranormal | paranormale | paranormali | paranormale | ||
definite | paranormalului | paranormalei | paranormalilor | paranormalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
From para- + normal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾanoɾˈmal/ [pa.ɾa.noɾˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧nor‧mal
Adjective
paranormal (plural paranormales)
- paranormal
Further reading
- “paranormal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adjective
paranormal (not comparable)
- paranormal
Declension
Inflection of paranormal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | paranormal | — | — |
Neuter singular | paranormalt | — | — |
Plural | paranormala | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | paranormale | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | paranormale | — | — |
All | paranormala | — | — |
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 |
Further reading
- paranormal in Svensk ordbok.