eufemisme

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

Pronunciation

Noun

eufemisme m (plural eufemismes)

  1. euphemism

Further reading

Danish

Noun

eufemisme c (singular definite eufemismen, plural indefinite eufemismer)

  1. euphemism

Inflection

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Recorded since 1656. Borrowed from French euphémisme, English euphemism (both from Ancient Greek) or directly from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌœy̯.feːˈmɪs.mə/, /ˌœy̯.fəˈmɪs.mə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

eufemisme n (plural eufemismen, diminutive eufemismetje n)

  1. euphemism

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch eufemisme.

Noun

eufemisme (first-person possessive eufemismeku, second-person possessive eufemismemu, third-person possessive eufemismenya)

  1. euphemism

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Alternative forms

Noun

eufemisme m (definite singular eufemismen, indefinite plural eufemismer, definite plural eufemismene)

  1. a euphemism

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Noun

eufemisme m (definite singular eufemismen, indefinite plural eufemismar, definite plural eufemismane)

  1. a euphemism

References