anekdote
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French anecdote, from Latin anecdota, plural of anecdotum, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.nɛkˈdoː.tə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: anek‧do‧te
- Rhymes: -oːtə
Noun
anekdote f (plural anekdotes or anekdoten, diminutive anekdootje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: anekdot
Latvian
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
anekdote f (5th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anekdote | anekdotes |
| genitive | anekdotes | anekdošu |
| dative | anekdotei | anekdotēm |
| accusative | anekdoti | anekdotes |
| instrumental | anekdoti | anekdotēm |
| locative | anekdotē | anekdotēs |
| vocative | anekdote | anekdotes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), via French anecdote.
Noun
anekdote m (definite singular anekdoten, indefinite plural anekdoter, definite plural anekdotene)
- an anecdote
References
- “anekdote” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), via French anecdote.
Noun
anekdote m (definite singular anekdoten, indefinite plural anekdotar, definite plural anekdotane)
- an anecdote
References
- “anekdote” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.