absurdus

absurdus

Latin

Etymology

ab- +‎ surdus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈpsur.dus/, [aˈpsʊr.dʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpsur.dus/

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Adjective

absurdus (feminine absurda, neuter absurdum); first/second declension

1. discordant, harsh
2. incongruous, inconsistent
3. silly, stupid, worthless

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	absurdus	absurda	absurdum		absurdī	absurdae	absurda
Genitive	absurdī	absurdae	absurdī		absurdōrum	absurdārum	absurdōrum
Dative	absurdō	absurdae	absurdō		absurdīs	absurdīs	absurdīs
Accusative	absurdum	absurdam	absurdum		absurdōs	absurdās	absurda
Ablative	absurdō	absurdā	absurdō		absurdīs	absurdīs	absurdīs
Vocative	absurde	absurda	absurdum		absurdī	absurdae	absurda

• comparative: absurdior, superlative: absurdissimus

Derived terms

• absurdē
• absurditas

Descendants

• Catalan: absurd
• Dutch: absurd
• English: absurd
• French: absurde
• German: absurd
• Italian: assurdo

• Portuguese: absurdo
• Romanian: absurd
• Russian: абсу́рд m (absúrd), абсу́рдный (absúrdnyj)
• Spanish: absurdo
• Swedish: absurd

References

• absurdus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• absurdus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• absurdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)