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mode
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mo?d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Homophone: mowed
Etymology 1
From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- (music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
- (music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
- A particular means of accomplishing something.
- 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
- An effectual and inexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.
- 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
- A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
- After a series of early setbacks, her political campaign is in crisis mode.
- (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
- (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
- (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
- Hyponyms: emulation mode, immediate mode, local emulation mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode, strict mode
- (electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
- (video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
- (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
- Synonyms: mood, grammatical mood
- Hyponyms: imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode
- (philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
- (textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
- (textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
- (obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.
Derived terms
- (grammar): See also Thesaurus:grammatical mood
- (music): Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From French mode (feminine).
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Style or fashion; popular trend.
- Her wardrobe is always in mode.
- 1922, Edith Van Dyne, Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman (chapter 4)
- The dress she wore was no longer a cheap blue serge but a handsome tricolette, richly trimmed according to the prevailing mode.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bimodal distribution
- median
- mean
- modal
Anagrams
- E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, demo, demo-, dome
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?m?.d?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?m?.de/
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- modus
- way
- (grammar) mood
Danish
Etymology
From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?d?/, [?mo?ð?]
Noun
mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)
- fashion
Inflection
Further reading
- mode on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo?.d?/
- Hyphenation: mo?de
- Rhymes: -o?d?
Noun
mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)
- fashion, trend
- Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- (obsolete) custom, tradition, manner
Derived terms
- burgermode
- damesmode
- haarmode
- herenmode
- kindermode
- modeartikel
- modebewust
- modeblad
- modegek
- modegril
- modekleur
- modekwaal
- modemaakster
- modemagazijn
- modenaaister
- modeontwerp
- modeontwerper
- modeplaat
- modepop
- modeshow
- modesnufje
- modetint
- modetrend
- modevak
- modeverschijnsel
- modewinkel
- modewoord
- modezaak
- modezot
- modezucht
- modieus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mode
- ? Indonesian: mode
- ? West Frisian: moade
Anagrams
- doem, moed
Esperanto
Etymology
From modo +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mode/
- Hyphenation: mo?de
- Rhymes: -ode
Adverb
mode
- fashionably
- 1937, British Esperantist:
- 2002, Julian Modest, "La glita kaj dan?era vojo," La Ondo de Esperanto:
- 2003, Thierry Salomon, "La mondolingvo," Monato:
- 1937, British Esperantist:
Synonyms
- la?mode
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mode/, [?mo?de?]
- Rhymes: -ode
- Syllabification: mo?de
Noun
mode
- (colloquial) Synonym of moderaattori.
Declension
Anagrams
- Edmo, demo
French
Etymology
From Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?d/
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- fashion, trend
Derived terms
- à la mode
- défilé de mode
- passé de mode
- tripes à la mode de Caen
Descendants
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- method, means, way, mode
- (grammar) mode, mood
- Synonym: mœuf
- (statistics) mode (most common value)
Derived terms
Anagrams
- démo, dôme
Further reading
- “mode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Dutch mode f, from Middle French mode f, from Latin modus m. Doublet of model, modern, modul, and modus.
- Semantic loan from English mode in electronics and computing sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mo.d?]
- Hyphenation: mo?dê
Noun
modê (plural mode-mode, first-person possessive modeku, second-person possessive modemu, third-person possessive modenya)
- mode, style or fashion; popular trend.
- Synonym: fesyen
- mode,
- (electronics) a series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
- (computing) one of various related sets of rules for processing data.
Related terms
Further reading
- “mode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
mode f
- plural of moda
Anagrams
- demo
Latin
Noun
mode
- vocative singular of modus
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mod, mood, moode
Etymology 1
From Old English m?d, from Proto-Germanic *m?daz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?d/
- Rhymes: -o?d
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Activity within one's mind or brain:
- One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
- Fortitude, braveness, bravery, heart.
- Vainness, proudness; the display of conceit.
- Sadness, lamenting; the state of being sad or upset.
- Angriness, ire, resentment.
- One's mental capacity or intellect; the fount of reasoning.
- One's overall or overarching feelings; an opinion or will.
- What one currently wants or likes; a goal or aim
- One's motivation or willpower; resoluteness.
- (rare) Part of one's thought process.
- One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
- A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
- One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
- (rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
- (rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
- (rare) An enterprise or endeavour.
Related terms
- drerimod
- mody
- modilich
- modinesse
Descendants
- English: mood
- Scots: mude, muid
References
- “m??d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Adjective
mode (rare)
- Vain, boastful, conceited.
- Upset, distressed.
References
- “m??de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Etymology 2
From Old French mode, from Latin modus.
Alternative forms
- mood, moode, moodd, moede
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m??d(?)/, /?mo?d(?)/
Noun
mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)
- Grammatical mood or modality.
- (rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.
References
- “m?d(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Descendants
- English: mode, mood
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- (Jersey) fashion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French mode (“fashion, trend”), from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, from Latin modus m (“measure, manner; bound, mood”), from Proto-Italic *mod?s, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-?s (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Hyphenation: mode
Adverb
mode
- Only used in à la mode (“a la mode”)
- Only used in a la mode (“a la mode”)
Anagrams
- demo
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- modent
Adjective
mode
- neuter singular of moden
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
mode
- inflection of modati (“to rejoice”):
- optative active singular
- first-person singular present/imperative middle
Swedish
Etymology
From French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mu?d?/
Noun
mode n
- fashion, a fashion trend
Declension
Related terms
- höstmode
- modelejon
- modetidning
- vårmode
See also
- mod
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instrument
English
Etymology
From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum (“an implement, tool”), suffix -mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nst??m?nt/, /??nst??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?stru?ment
Noun
instrument (plural instruments)
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an effect.
- A measuring or displaying device.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- 1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada
- The bold are but the instruments o' the wise.
- 1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:instrument
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
instrument (third-person singular simple present instruments, present participle instrumenting, simple past and past participle instrumented)
- (transitive) To apply measuring devices.
- (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
- To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
- a sonata instrumented for orchestra
Synonyms
- (to apply measuring devices): measure, supervise
- (to devise, conceive):
- (to perform on an instrument): play
- (to prepare for an instrument): arrange
Adjective
instrument (not comparable)
- (aviation) Flown by reference to an aircraft's cockpit-mounted flight instruments, rather than by using visual landmarks as a guide.
See also
- instrumental
Anagrams
- nutriments
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?nstr?mentum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ins.t?u?ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ins.t?u?men/
Noun
instrument m (plural instruments)
- instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
Related terms
- instrumental
- instrumentar
Further reading
- “instrument” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “instrument” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “instrument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “instrument” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.stry?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?stru?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
instrument n (plural instrumenten, diminutive instrumentje n)
- instrument
- (music) musical instrument
- Synonyms: muziekinstrument, speeltuig
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Middle French instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t?y.m??/
Noun
instrument m (plural instruments)
- instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
- instrument à cordes
- instrument à vent
- instrument de musique
Further reading
- “instrument” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- jnstrument, ynstrument, instreument, enstrement
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French instrument, from Latin instr?mentum (“tool, device”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in?striu?m?nt/, /?instrum?nt/
Noun
instrument (plural instrumentes)
- A tool or device used for manipulation, especially for medical and scientific uses.
- A device used to produce music; a musical instrument.
- A piece of weaponry (such as a siege engine).
- A legal document, such as a contract, deed or will.
- The means by which one reaches an end or effect.
- A body part that performs a certain function; an organ.
- The human body as a whole
- One of the five senses.
Synonyms
- (music): organe; organum; simphane; symphonye
Related terms
- instrumental
Descendants
- English: instrument
References
- “instr??ment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Middle French
Noun
instrument m (plural instrumens)
- (musical) instrument
- instrument (device, often mechanical)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument or instrumenter, definite plural instrumenta or instrumentene)
- an instrument
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument, definite plural instrumenta)
- an instrument
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
From Latin ?nstr?mentum ("an implement, tool").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in?stru.m?nt/
Noun
instrument m inan
- instrument
Declension
Derived terms
- instrumentalny
Further reading
- instrument in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French instrument, from Latin instrumentum.
Noun
instrument n (plural instrumente)
- instrument
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
instrument n
- an instrument (of music, for measurement, method, tool, or financial contract), a device
Declension
Related terms
- blåsinstrument
- instrumentalist
- instrumentbräda
- instrumentell
- instrumentera
- instrumentmakare
- instrumentpanel
- stråkinstrument
- stränginstrument
Zoogocho Zapotec
Alternative forms
- stroment
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish instrumento.
Noun
instrument
- musical instrument
References
- Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 236
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