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elementary
English
Alternative forms
- elementar (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin element?rius (“elementary”), from elementum (“one of the four elements of antiquity; fundamentals”) + -?rius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with French élémentaire.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(?)?l???m?nt(?)??/
- (General American) enPR: ?l'?-m?n?t?-r?, -tr?, IPA(key): /??l???m?nt(?)?i/
- Rhymes: -?nt??i, -?nt?i
- Hyphenation: el?e?men?ta?ry
Adjective
elementary (comparative more elementary, superlative most elementary)
- Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
- Relating to an elementary school.
- (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
- (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
elementary (plural elementaries)
- An elementary school
- (mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being which is associated with the elements.
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “elementary”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
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central
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis, from centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kéntron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?nt??l/
Adjective
central (comparative more central, superlative most central)
- Being in the centre.
- Having or containing the centre of something.
- Being very important, or key to something.
- Synonyms: dominant, main, principal
- (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.
Derived terms
Related terms
- center
Translations
Noun
central (plural centrals)
- (especially US) centre
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /s?n?t?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen?t?al/
Adjective
central (masculine and feminine plural centrals)
- central (being in the centre)
Derived terms
- centralment
- centralitat
- centralitzar
Related terms
- centre
Noun
central f (plural centrals)
- nexus; headquarters (non-military); central office
- (electricity) power plant
Synonyms
- seu (“seat or headquarters”)
Antonyms
- sucursal (“branch office”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “central” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “central” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “central” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “central” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centralis.
Noun
central c (singular definite centralen, plural indefinite centraler)
- headquarters, place whence organizations are administrated
Declension
Adjective
central
- central, being in the centre
Inflection
References
- “central” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis. Synchronically analysable as centre +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.t?al/
Adjective
central (feminine singular centrale, masculine plural centraux, feminine plural centrales)
- central
Antonyms
- périphérique
Derived terms
- banque centrale
- chauffage central (“central heating”)
- rond central
- système nerveux central
- unité centrale
- vision centrale
Related terms
Further reading
- “central” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- raclent
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.
Adjective
central m or f (plural centrais)
- central
Derived terms
- centralismo
- centralista
- centralizar
Related terms
- centro
Further reading
- “central” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.
Adjective
central m (feminine singular centrala, masculine plural centrals, feminine plural centralas)
- central
Related terms
- centre
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /s?.?t?a?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /s?.?t?aw/, [s???????.?t?ä??]
- Hyphenation: cen?tral
Adjective
central m or f (plural centrais, comparable)
- central
Noun
central f (plural centrais)
- centre
- headquarters
- (Portugal, soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French central, Latin centr?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t??en?tral]
Adjective
central m or n (feminine singular central?, masculine plural centrali, feminine and neuter plural centrale)
- central, pivotal, nodal
Declension
Related terms
- centru
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?en?t?al/, [??n??t??al]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sen?t?al/, [s?n??t??al]
Adjective
central (plural centrales)
- central
Derived terms
- centralismo
- centralista
- centralizar
- centralmente
- precentral
Noun
central f (plural centrales)
- headquarter
- center
- power station
- Synonym: centra eléctrica
Derived terms
Related terms
- centrar
- céntrico
- centro
Further reading
- “central” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin centr?lis, from centrum (“center point”) + -?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
central
- central, centralized, situated at the centre (of a town)
- central, important
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of centralstation, or any other compound of the adjective.
Noun
central c
- a central, a centre, a central station, a junction, a connection point, an electrical switchboard
Declension
Related terms
References
- central in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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