nonsens

See also: Nonsens and non-sens

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnonsɛns]

Noun

nonsens m inan or n

  1. (literary) nonsense
    Synonym: nesmysl

Declension

when masculine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔnsəns/, [ˈnʌnˀsəns]

Noun

nonsens n

  1. nonsense

See also

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

nonsens m (uncountable)

  1. nonsense (meaningless words)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɔn.sɛns]
  • Hyphenation: non‧sèns

Noun

nonsèns (plural nonsens-nonsens)

  1. (colloquial) nonsense, meaningless words
    Synonyms: omong kosong, tidak berarti

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔn.sɛns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnsɛns
  • Syllabification: non‧sens

Noun

nonsens m inan

  1. nonsense (meaningless words)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Declension

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French non-sens.

Noun

nonsens n (plural nonsensuri)

  1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of nonsens
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nonsens nonsensul nonsensuri nonsensurile
genitive-dative nonsens nonsensului nonsensuri nonsensurilor
vocative nonsensule nonsensurilor

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɔnsens]

Noun

nonsens m inan

  1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of nonsens
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativenonsensnonsensy
genitivenonsensunonsensov
dativenonsensunonsensom
accusativenonsensnonsensy
locativenonsensenonsensoch
instrumentalnonsensomnonsensmi

Further reading

  • nonsens”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Noun

nonsens n

  1. (uncountable) nonsense

Synonyms

Welsh

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Noun

nonsens m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. nonsense

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nonsens”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies