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English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ relevant.

Pronunciation

Adjective

irrelevant (comparative more irrelevant, superlative most irrelevant)

  1. Not relevant, as:
    • 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35:
      Andy Kirby said that, on her second day in his class, Velvet declared algebra irrelevant to her life and strolled out the door. "Haven't seen her since," he said.
  2. (slang, derogatory) No longer famous or popular; washed up.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Adjective

irrelevant

  1. irrelevant

Inflection

Inflection of irrelevant
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular irrelevant — —2
indefinite neuter singular irrelevant — —2
plural irrelevante — —2
definite attributive1 irrelevante — —

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.

References

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed. Equivalent to ir- +‎ relevant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪ.reː.ləˈvɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ir‧re‧le‧vant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

irrelevant (comparative irrelevanter, superlative irrelevantst)

  1. irrelevant
    Antonym: relevant

Declension

Declension of irrelevant
uninflected irrelevant
inflected irrelevante
comparative irrelevanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial irrelevant irrelevanter het irrelevantst
het irrelevantste
indefinite m./f. sing. irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
n. sing. irrelevant irrelevanter irrelevantste
plural irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
definite irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
partitive irrelevants irrelevanters —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “irrelevant” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

irrelevant (strong nominative masculine singular irrelevanter, not comparable)

  1. irrelevant
    Synonyms: unerheblich, unbedeutend, unwichtig, unmaßgeblich, nebensächlich
    Antonyms: bedeutend, maßgeblich, wesentlich, relevant

Declension

Positive forms of irrelevant (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist irrelevant sie ist irrelevant es ist irrelevant sie sind irrelevant
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative irrelevanter irrelevante irrelevantes irrelevante
genitive irrelevanten irrelevanter irrelevanten irrelevanter
dative irrelevantem irrelevanter irrelevantem irrelevanten
accusative irrelevanten irrelevante irrelevantes irrelevante
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der irrelevante die irrelevante das irrelevante die irrelevanten
genitive des irrelevanten der irrelevanten des irrelevanten der irrelevanten
dative dem irrelevanten der irrelevanten dem irrelevanten den irrelevanten
accusative den irrelevanten die irrelevante das irrelevante die irrelevanten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein irrelevanter eine irrelevante ein irrelevantes (keine) irrelevanten
genitive eines irrelevanten einer irrelevanten eines irrelevanten (keiner) irrelevanten
dative einem irrelevanten einer irrelevanten einem irrelevanten (keinen) irrelevanten
accusative einen irrelevanten eine irrelevante ein irrelevantes (keine) irrelevanten

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ir- +‎ relevant.

Adjective

irrelevant (neuter singular irrelevant, definite singular and plural irrelevante)

  1. irrelevant

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ir- +‎ relevant.

Adjective

irrelevant (neuter singular irrelevant, definite singular and plural irrelevante)

  1. irrelevant

References

Swedish

Adjective

irrelevant (comparative mer irrelevant, superlative mest irrelevant)

  1. irrelevant
    Synonym: ovidkommande
    Antonym: relevant

Declension

Inflection of irrelevant
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular irrelevant mer irrelevant mest irrelevant
neuter singular irrelevant mer irrelevant mest irrelevant
plural irrelevanta mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta
masculine plural2 irrelevante mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 irrelevante mer irrelevante mest irrelevante
all irrelevanta mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta

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.

Adverb

irrelevant (not comparable)

  1. irrelevantly

Further reading

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