absurdus

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [apˈsʊr.dʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [abˈsur.d̪us]

Adjective

absurdus (feminine absurda, neuter absurdum, comparative absurdior, superlative absurdissimus, adverb absurdē); first/second-declension adjective

discordant, harsh
incongruous, inconsistent, illogical
silly, stupid, senseless, absurd, worthless

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	absurdus	absurda	absurdum	absurdī	absurdae	absurda
genitive	absurdī	absurdae	absurdī	absurdōrum	absurdārum	absurdōrum
dative	absurdō	absurdae	absurdō	absurdīs
accusative	absurdum	absurdam	absurdum	absurdōs	absurdās	absurda
ablative	absurdō	absurdā	absurdō	absurdīs
vocative	absurde	absurda	absurdum	absurdī	absurdae	absurda

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: absurd
Dutch: absurd
English: absurd
French: absurde
Galician: absurdo
German: absurd
Italian: assurdo
Yiddish: אַבסורד (absurd)
Norwegian Bokmål: absurd
Portuguese: absurdo
Romanian: absurd
Russian: абсу́рд (absúrd), абсу́рдный (absúrdnyj)
Spanish: absurdo
Swedish: absurd

References

“absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“absurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
absurdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)