indefinit

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin indēfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.də.fiˈnit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [in.de.fiˈnit]
• Rhymes: -it

Adjective

indefinit (feminine indefinida, masculine plural indefinits, feminine plural indefinides)

1. (grammar, mathematics, etc.) indefinite

   Antonyms: definit, determinat, finit

Derived terms

• indefinidament

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “indefinit”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

• “indefinit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “indefinit”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “indefinit” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to in- +‎ definit. Likely from Late Latin indēfīnītus

Adjective

indefinit (plural and definite singular attributive indefinitte)

1. (rare) indefinite
2. (grammar, rare) indefinite

Inflection

Inflection of indefinit

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	indefinit	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	indefinit	—	—2
plural	indefinitte	—	—2
definite attributive1	indefinitte	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• ubestemt

Antonyms

• definit
• bestemt

References

• “indefinit” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch indefiniet (“indefinite”), from Late Latin indēfīnītus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /indeˈfinit/ [in.deˈfi.nɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -init
• Syllabification: in‧de‧fi‧nit

Adjective

indefinit (comparative lebih indefinit, superlative paling indefinit)

1. (linguistics) indefinite

   Synonym: taktakrif

Related terms

• definisi
• definit

Further reading

• “indefinit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian indefinito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.dɛ.fɪˈniːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

Adjective

indefinit (feminine singular indefinita, plural indefiniti)

1. indefinite

Related terms

• ddefinixxa
• definibbli
• definit
• definittiv
• definittivament
• definitur
• definizzjoni
• indefinibbli
• indefinitezza
• indefinittivament

Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin indēfīnītus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

indefinit m (feminine singular indefinida, masculine plural indefinits, feminine plural indefinidas)

1. indefinite

Derived terms

• indefinidament

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indéfini, from Latin indefinitus.

Adjective

indefinit m or n (feminine singular indefinită, masculine plural indefiniți, feminine/neuter plural indefinite)

1. indefinite

Declension

Declension of indefinit

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	indefinit		indefinită	indefiniți	indefinite
	definite	indefinitul		indefinita	indefiniții	indefinitele
genitive- dative	indefinite	indefinit		indefinite	indefiniți	indefinite
	definite	indefinitului		indefinitei	indefiniților	indefinitelor

Romansh

Etymology

From Late Latin indēfīnītus.
By surface analysis, in- +‎ definit.

Adjective

indefinit m (feminine singular indefinita, masculine plural indefinits, feminine plural indefinitas)

1. indefinite

   Antonym: definit