aforisme

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

aforisme m (plural aforismes)

1. aphorism

• aforístic

• “aforisme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “aforisme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “aforisme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aforisme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

aforisme c (singular definite aforismen, plural indefinite aforismer)

1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.fɔˈrɪs.mə/
• Hyphenation: afo‧ris‧me
• Rhymes: -ɪsmə

aforisme n (plural aforismen, diminutive aforismetje n)

1. aphorism

• aforistisch

aforisme (first-person possessive aforismeku, second-person possessive aforismemu, third-person possessive aforismenya)

1. aphorism

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

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aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismer, definite plural aforismene)

1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

   En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.

   An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

• fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk

• “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aforisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismar, definite plural aforismane)

1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

   Ein aforisme er ei stutt og presis setning som uttrykkjer ein tanke

   An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

• fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk

• “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aforisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

aforisme

1. inflection of aforismar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative