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jersey
English
Etymology
From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???zi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??zi/
- Rhymes: -??(?)zi
- Hyphenation: jer?sey
Noun
jersey (countable and uncountable, plural jerseys)
- (countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
- Synonym: jumper, pullover, sweater
- (countable) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
- Synonym: (Australian) guernsey
- (uncountable) A type of fabric knit
Derived terms
- green jersey
- yellow jersey
Translations
Further reading
- Jersey (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?ø?zi/ (in imitation of original pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /?jersey/, [?je?rs?e?y] (Finnicized pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /?jersei?/, [?je?rs?e?i?] (Finnicized pronunciation)
Noun
jersey
- jersey (type of fabric knit)
- Synonym: jerseyneulos
Usage notes
- Many of the inflected forms are somewhat awkward to use, but corresponding forms of the synonymous jerseyneulos can be substituted for them.
Declension
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.z?/
Noun
jersey m (plural jerseys)
- jersey
Further reading
- “jersey” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Alternative forms
- yérsey, yersi (Latin America)
Etymology
From English jersey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?xe?sei/, [?xe?.sei?]
Noun
jersey m (plural jerséis)
- sweater, pullover
- Synonyms: suéter, chomba
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uniform
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: yo?o?n?-fôrm, IPA(key): /?jun??f??m/, /?jun?f?m/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ju?n?f??m/
- Hyphenation: uni?form
- Rhymes: -??(r)m
Adjective
uniform (comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)
- Unvarying; all the same.
- Consistent; conforming to one standard.
- 1593, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, in 1830, The Ecclesiastical Polity and Other Works of Richard Hooker, page 313,
- The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose.
- 1593, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, in 1830, The Ecclesiastical Polity and Other Works of Richard Hooker, page 313,
- (mathematics) with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
- (chemistry, of a polymer) Composed of a single macromolecular species.
- (geometry) (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.
Usage notes
- As a description of polymers, the IUPAC prefers the term uniform to monodisperse.
Synonyms
- (unvarying): regular, stable; see also Thesaurus:steady
- (all the same): invariable, of a piece; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous
Antonyms
- nonuniform
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
uniform (plural uniforms)
- A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.
- 1932, Elmer Wheeler, Tested Selling Sentences (the Language of the Brain): Master Book
- The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron.
- This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue.
- F. W. Robertson
- There are many things which a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.
- 1932, Elmer Wheeler, Tested Selling Sentences (the Language of the Brain): Master Book
- Uniform, the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet
- A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
- 1996, S. J. Rozan, Concourse,[2] Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 265,
- Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill.
- 2001, Christine Wiltz, The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld,[3] Da Capo Press, ?ISBN, page 113,
- Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. […] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.”
- 2004, Will Christopher Baer, Penny Dreadful,[4] MacAdam/Cage Publishing, ?ISBN, page 81,
- Eyes to the front now and there was the body, a lump of black and brown. Moon counted three uniforms and a photographer, the medical examiner and his assistant.
- 1996, S. J. Rozan, Concourse,[2] Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 265,
Translations
Verb
uniform (third-person singular simple present uniforms, present participle uniforming, simple past and past participle uniformed)
- (transitive) To clothe in a uniform.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin ?nif?rmis.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /?y.ni?f?rm/
- Hyphenation: uni?form
Noun
uniform n (plural uniformen, diminutive uniformpje n)
- Uniform; a distinctive outfit. [from 18th c.]
Derived terms
- politie-uniform
Descendants
- Afrikaans: uniform
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /?yni?f?rm/
- Hyphenation: uni?form
- Rhymes: -?rm
Adjective
uniform (comparative uniformer, superlative uniformst)
- Uniform. [from 16th c.]
Inflection
Descendants
- Afrikaans: uniform
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
uniform m or f (definite singular uniforma or uniformen, indefinite plural uniformer, definite plural uniformene)
- a uniform
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
uniform f (definite singular uniforma, indefinite plural uniformer, definite plural uniformene)
- a uniform
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u??i.f?rm/
Noun
uniform m inan
- (rare) uniform
Declension
Synonyms
- mundur, mundurek
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ?nif?rmis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u.ni?form/
Adjective
uniform m or n (feminine singular uniform?, masculine plural uniformi, feminine and neuter plural uniforme)
- uniform
Declension
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin uniformis.
Pronunciation
Noun
uniform c
- Uniform; a distinctive outfit.
Declension
References
- uniform in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (noun)
- uniform in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (adjective)
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