supermarket

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See also: süpermarket

English

the interior of a supermarket (a large store)

Etymology

American English, super- +‎ market, 1933.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

supermarket (plural supermarkets)

  1. A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
    Coordinate terms: hypermarket, superstore
    I went to the supermarket to buy some food.
  2. A chain of such stores.
  3. (figurative) A one-stop shop; a place offering a range of products or services.
    • 2011, Faith Glasgow, Personal Finance and Investing All-in-One For Dummies:
      If you know what you want by filtering down the 1,600 or so trusts to a short list and then studying the information on each via online sources, then you can buy your trust and get all or nearly all of the commission back into your bank account via an Internet investment supermarket. Here, you select your fund, decide whether you want it as an Individual Savings Account (ISA), and pay for it with a credit card.
    • 2024 February 20, Fiona Vera-Gray, quoting Almina, “‘Everything is hairless’: what 100 women taught me about porn and body confidence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      Almina grew up in the age of the internet and the infinite supermarket of pornography it provides.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “supermarket”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Pronunciation

Noun

supermarket m inan

  1. supermarket

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • supermarket”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • supermarket in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Estonian

supermarketi interjöör

Etymology

From English supermarket.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuperˌmɑrket/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑrket
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧mar‧ket

Noun

supermarket (genitive supermarketi, partitive supermarketit)

  1. supermarket (a large store offering food and industrial goods)

Declension

Declension of supermarket (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative supermarket supermarketid
accusative nom.
gen. supermarketi
genitive supermarketite
partitive supermarketit supermarketeid
illative supermarketisse supermarketitesse
supermarketeisse
inessive supermarketis supermarketites
supermarketeis
elative supermarketist supermarketitest
supermarketeist
allative supermarketile supermarketitele
supermarketeile
adessive supermarketil supermarketitel
supermarketeil
ablative supermarketilt supermarketitelt
supermarketeilt
translative supermarketiks supermarketiteks
supermarketeiks
terminative supermarketini supermarketiteni
essive supermarketina supermarketitena
abessive supermarketita supermarketiteta
comitative supermarketiga supermarketitega

References

  • supermarket in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • supermarket”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuperˌmɑrket/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑrket
  • Syllabification(key): su‧per‧mar‧ket

Noun

supermarket

  1. Alternative form of supermarketti.

Declension

Inflection of supermarket (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative supermarket supermarketit
genitive supermarketin supermarketien
partitive supermarketia supermarketeja
illative supermarketiin supermarketeihin
singular plural
nominative supermarket supermarketit
accusative nom. supermarket supermarketit
gen. supermarketin
genitive supermarketin supermarketien
partitive supermarketia supermarketeja
inessive supermarketissa supermarketeissa
elative supermarketista supermarketeista
illative supermarketiin supermarketeihin
adessive supermarketilla supermarketeilla
ablative supermarketilta supermarketeilta
allative supermarketille supermarketeille
essive supermarketina supermarketeina
translative supermarketiksi supermarketeiksi
abessive supermarketitta supermarketeitta
instructive supermarketein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of supermarket (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supermarketini supermarketini
accusative nom. supermarketini supermarketini
gen. supermarketini
genitive supermarketini supermarketieni
partitive supermarketiani supermarketejani
inessive supermarketissani supermarketeissani
elative supermarketistani supermarketeistani
illative supermarketiini supermarketeihini
adessive supermarketillani supermarketeillani
ablative supermarketiltani supermarketeiltani
allative supermarketilleni supermarketeilleni
essive supermarketinani supermarketeinani
translative supermarketikseni supermarketeikseni
abessive supermarketittani supermarketeittani
instructive
comitative supermarketeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative supermarketisi supermarketisi
accusative nom. supermarketisi supermarketisi
gen. supermarketisi
genitive supermarketisi supermarketiesi
partitive supermarketiasi supermarketejasi
inessive supermarketissasi supermarketeissasi
elative supermarketistasi supermarketeistasi
illative supermarketiisi supermarketeihisi
adessive supermarketillasi supermarketeillasi
ablative supermarketiltasi supermarketeiltasi
allative supermarketillesi supermarketeillesi
essive supermarketinasi supermarketeinasi
translative supermarketiksesi supermarketeiksesi
abessive supermarketittasi supermarketeittasi
instructive
comitative supermarketeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative supermarketimme supermarketimme
accusative nom. supermarketimme supermarketimme
gen. supermarketimme
genitive supermarketimme supermarketiemme
partitive supermarketiamme supermarketejamme
inessive supermarketissamme supermarketeissamme
elative supermarketistamme supermarketeistamme
illative supermarketiimme supermarketeihimme
adessive supermarketillamme supermarketeillamme
ablative supermarketiltamme supermarketeiltamme
allative supermarketillemme supermarketeillemme
essive supermarketinamme supermarketeinamme
translative supermarketiksemme supermarketeiksemme
abessive supermarketittamme supermarketeittamme
instructive
comitative supermarketeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative supermarketinne supermarketinne
accusative nom. supermarketinne supermarketinne
gen. supermarketinne
genitive supermarketinne supermarketienne
partitive supermarketianne supermarketejanne
inessive supermarketissanne supermarketeissanne
elative supermarketistanne supermarketeistanne
illative supermarketiinne supermarketeihinne
adessive supermarketillanne supermarketeillanne
ablative supermarketiltanne supermarketeiltanne
allative supermarketillenne supermarketeillenne
essive supermarketinanne supermarketeinanne
translative supermarketiksenne supermarketeiksenne
abessive supermarketittanne supermarketeittanne
instructive
comitative supermarketeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative supermarketinsa supermarketinsa
accusative nom. supermarketinsa supermarketinsa
gen. supermarketinsa
genitive supermarketinsa supermarketiensa
partitive supermarketiaan
supermarketiansa
supermarketejaan
supermarketejansa
inessive supermarketissaan
supermarketissansa
supermarketeissaan
supermarketeissansa
elative supermarketistaan
supermarketistansa
supermarketeistaan
supermarketeistansa
illative supermarketiinsa supermarketeihinsa
adessive supermarketillaan
supermarketillansa
supermarketeillaan
supermarketeillansa
ablative supermarketiltaan
supermarketiltansa
supermarketeiltaan
supermarketeiltansa
allative supermarketilleen
supermarketillensa
supermarketeilleen
supermarketeillensa
essive supermarketinaan
supermarketinansa
supermarketeinaan
supermarketeinansa
translative supermarketikseen
supermarketiksensa
supermarketeikseen
supermarketeiksensa
abessive supermarketittaan
supermarketittansa
supermarketeittaan
supermarketeittansa
instructive
comitative supermarketeineen
supermarketeinensa

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English supermarket.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.perˈmar.ket/
  • Rhymes: -arket
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧màr‧ket

Noun

supermarket m (invariable)

  1. supermarket

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.pɛrˈmar.kɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arkɛt
  • Syllabification: su‧per‧mar‧ket

Noun

supermarket m inan

  1. supermarket

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • supermarket in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • supermarket in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English supermarket.

Noun

supermarket n (plural supermarketuri)

  1. supermarket

Declension