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surd
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin surdus (“deaf”); in mathematical sense, "deaf to reason", i.e. irrational.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sûd, IPA(key): /s??d/
- (US) enPR: sûrd, IPA(key): /s?d/
- Rhymes: -??(r)d
Noun
surd (plural surds)
- (arithmetic) An irrational number, especially one expressed using the ? symbol.
- (linguistics) A voiceless consonant.
Adjective
surd (comparative more surd, superlative most surd)
- (obsolete) Lacking the sense of hearing; deaf.
- 1670s, published 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, part 3, section 6:
- …how all Words fall to the Ground, spent upon such a surd and Earless Generation of Men, stupid unto all Instruction…
- 1670s, published 1716, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals, part 3, section 6:
- (obsolete) unheard
- 1773, William Kenrick, A New Dictionary of the English Language, section 3, page 5:
- To this errour, of blending the ?urd and vocal modes of articulation together, may be added the too frequent u?e of compound articulations both vocal and ?urd.
- 1773, William Kenrick, A New Dictionary of the English Language, section 3, page 5:
- (mathematics) Involving surds, or irrational numbers; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers.
- a surd expression or quantity; a surd number
- (phonetics) unvoiced; voiceless
Related terms
- absurd
Anagrams
- RUDs, Ruds, UDRS, Urds, ruds
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- surdu, nsurdu
Etymology
From Latin surdus. Compare Romanian surd.
Adjective
surd m (feminine surde, plural surdz, feminine plural surdi)
- deaf
Related terms
- surdzest
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare Aromanian surdu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /surd/
Adjective
surd m or n (feminine singular surd?, masculine plural surzi, feminine and neuter plural surde)
- deaf
Declension
Related terms
- asurzi
- surditate
- surzi
See also
- auzi
- mut
- orb
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sudd
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ????? (sadd, “dam, barrier”).
Noun
sudd (plural sudds)
- (Central Africa) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.
Anagrams
- duds
Welsh
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- sug
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /s??ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /si?ð/
Noun
sudd m (plural suddion, not mutable)
- juice
- sap
Derived terms
- sudd afal
- sudd ffrwyth
- sudd oren
- sudd tomato
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