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Danish
Etymology
From German Termin (“date, deadline”), from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).
Pronunciation
Noun
termin c (singular definite terminen, plural indefinite terminer)
- settling period
- due date, settling day
- date, deadline
- mortgage payment
Inflection
Finnish
Noun
termin
- genitive singular of termi
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch termijn, ultimately from Latin terminus.
Pronunciation
Noun
tèrmin (plural termin-termin, first-person possessive terminku, second-person possessive terminmu, third-person possessive terminnya)
- term: A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- Synonyms: babak, periode, tahap
- Synonym: penggal (Standard Malay)
References
- ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC
Further reading
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish termin. Compare Slovincian termyn.
Pronunciation
Noun
termin m inan
- term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
- (law) date of a court hearing
Further reading
- Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “terḿin”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 5, page 345
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “termin”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “termin”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Ladin
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Latin terminus.
Noun
termin m (plural termini)
- term, expiry, deadline
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English term and French terme. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Silesian termin and Slovincian termyn.
Pronunciation
Noun
termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)
- (countable) term; date (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
- (countable, pregnancy) term, due date
- (countable) deadline, due date; time frame (specific date when something is to happen)
- (countable) term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
- (uncountable, archaic, historical) apprenticeship
- (countable, logic) term (subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice)
- (countable, obsolete) term (bound, boundary)
- Synonym: granica
- (countable, obsolete, banking, finance) installment (portion of debt)
- Synonym: rata
- (countable, obsolete) position, situation, state, circumstances
- (uncountable, obsolete) difficult times; critical situation
- (countable, obsolete) trouble
- Synonym: kłopot
- (countable, obsolete) puzzle (problem or enigma to solve, difficult task)
- Synonym: zagadka
- (countable, obsolete, historical, law) court hearing
- (countable, obsolete, law) lawsuit
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “termin”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “termin”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “termin”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- termin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- termin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “TERMIN”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 31.01.2023
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “termin”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 49
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈter.min/, (alternative) /terˈmin/
Verb
termin
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of termina
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /těrmiːn/
- Hyphenation: ter‧min
Noun
tèrmīn m (Cyrillic spelling тѐрмӣн)
- term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
- a specific date and time for which something is scheduled (e.g. a due date, a meeting time, or a time slot for an appointment)
Declension
References
- “termin” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Silesian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Termin. Compare Polish termin.
Pronunciation
Noun
termin m inan (related adjective terminowy)
- term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)
- (law) court hearing
Further reading
- termin in silling.org
- Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “termin”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKRBL, page 143
Swedish
Etymology
From German Termin (“date, deadline”), from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”).
Pronunciation
Noun
termin c
- (education) a semester, half of a school year, a term
- (business) a term, a due date, a time period (for payments, interest and options)
Declension
- education
- business
References