diffus

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diffusus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.fy/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

diffus (feminine diffuse, masculine plural diffus, feminine plural diffuses)

1. diffuse

Derived terms

• diffuser

Descendants

• → Dutch: diffuus
  • → Indonesian: difus

Further reading

• “diffus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective

diffus (strong nominative masculine singular diffuser, comparative diffuser, superlative am diffusesten)

1. diffuse, vague, unclear

Declension

Positive forms of diffus number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist diffus sie ist diffus es ist diffus sie sind diffus strong declension (without article) nominative diffuser diffuse diffuses diffuse genitive diffusen diffuser diffusen diffuser dative diffusem diffuser diffusem diffusen accusative diffusen diffuse diffuses diffuse weak declension (with definite article) nominative der diffuse die diffuse das diffuse die diffusen genitive des diffusen der diffusen des diffusen der diffusen dative dem diffusen der diffusen dem diffusen den diffusen accusative den diffusen die diffuse das diffuse die diffusen mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein diffuser eine diffuse ein diffuses (keine) diffusen genitive eines diffusen einer diffusen eines diffusen (keiner) diffusen dative einem diffusen einer diffusen einem diffusen (keinen) diffusen accusative einen diffusen eine diffuse ein diffuses (keine) diffusen Comparative forms of diffus number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist diffuser sie ist diffuser es ist diffuser sie sind diffuser strong declension (without article) nominative diffuserer diffusere diffuseres diffusere genitive diffuseren diffuserer diffuseren diffuserer dative diffuserem diffuserer diffuserem diffuseren accusative diffuseren diffusere diffuseres diffusere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der diffusere die diffusere das diffusere die diffuseren genitive des diffuseren der diffuseren des diffuseren der diffuseren dative dem diffuseren der diffuseren dem diffuseren den diffuseren accusative den diffuseren die diffusere das diffusere die diffuseren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein diffuserer eine diffusere ein diffuseres (keine) diffuseren genitive eines diffuseren einer diffuseren eines diffuseren (keiner) diffuseren dative einem diffuseren einer diffuseren einem diffuseren (keinen) diffuseren accusative einen diffuseren eine diffusere ein diffuseres (keine) diffuseren Superlative forms of diffus number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am diffusesten sie ist am diffusesten es ist am diffusesten sie sind am diffusesten strong declension (without article) nominative diffusester diffuseste diffusestes diffuseste genitive diffusesten diffusester diffusesten diffusester dative diffusestem diffusester diffusestem diffusesten accusative diffusesten diffuseste diffusestes diffuseste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der diffuseste die diffuseste das diffuseste die diffusesten genitive des diffusesten der diffusesten des diffusesten der diffusesten dative dem diffusesten der diffusesten dem diffusesten den diffusesten accusative den diffusesten die diffuseste das diffuseste die diffusesten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein diffusester eine diffuseste ein diffusestes (keine) diffusesten genitive eines diffusesten einer diffusesten eines diffusesten (keiner) diffusesten dative einem diffusesten einer diffusesten einem diffusesten (keinen) diffusesten accusative einen diffusesten eine diffuseste ein diffusestes (keine) diffusesten

Related terms

• Diffusität

Further reading

• “diffus” in Duden online
• “diffus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).

Adjective

diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative mer diffus, superlative mest diffus)

1. diffuse (not concentrated)

   Diffust lys.

   Diffuse light.

2. diffuse, vague, unclear

   De kom med en nokså diffus påstand.

   They made a rather diffuse claim.

Synonyms

• (not concentrated): spredt
• (vague, unclear): ubestemt, uklar, utydelig

Related terms

• diffundere

References

• “diffus” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diffus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere, "scatter, pour out" (dis- + fundere).

Adjective

diffus (neuter singular diffust, definite singular and plural diffuse, comparative meir diffus, superlative mest diffus)

1. diffuse (not concentrated)

   Diffust lys.

   Diffuse light.

2. diffuse, vague, unclear

   Dei kom med ein nokså diffus påstand.

   They made a rather diffuse claim.

Synonyms

• (not concentrated): spreidd, spreitt
• (vague, unclear): ubestemt, uklar/uklår, utydeleg

Related terms

• diffundere

References

• “diffus” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “diffus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsus, the past participle of diffundere.

Adjective

diffus (comparative diffusare, superlative diffusast)

1. diffuse
2. vague, unclear

Declension

Inflection of diffus

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	diffus	diffusare	diffusast
neuter singular	diffust	diffusare	diffusast
plural	diffusa	diffusare	diffusast
masculine plural2	diffuse	diffusare	diffusast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	diffuse	diffusare	diffusaste
all	diffusa	diffusare	diffusaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• diffundera
• diffusera
• diffusion

References

• “diffus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “diffus”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “diffus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)