nonsens
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnonsɛns]
Noun
nonsens m inan or n
Declension
when masculine:
Declension of nonsens (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nonsens | nonsensy |
| genitive | nonsensu | nonsensů |
| dative | nonsensu | nonsensům |
| accusative | nonsens | nonsensy |
| vocative | nonsense | nonsensy |
| locative | nonsensu | nonsensech |
| instrumental | nonsensem | nonsensy |
Indeclinable when neuter.
Further reading
- “nonsens”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “nonsens”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English nonsense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔnsəns/, [ˈnʌnˀsəns]
Noun
nonsens n
See also
- nonsens on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English nonsense.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
nonsens m (uncountable)
- nonsense (meaningless words)
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɔn.sɛns]
- Hyphenation: non‧sèns
Noun
nonsèns (plural nonsens-nonsens)
- (colloquial) nonsense, meaningless words
- Synonyms: omong kosong, tidak berarti
Further reading
- “nonsens” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English nonsense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔn.sɛns/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔnsɛns
- Syllabification: non‧sens
Noun
nonsens m inan
- nonsense (meaningless words)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens
Declension
Declension of nonsens
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nonsens |
| genitive | nonsensu |
| dative | nonsensowi |
| accusative | nonsens |
| instrumental | nonsensem |
| locative | nonsensie |
| vocative | nonsensie |
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)
Declension
| 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
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nonsens | nonsensy |
| genitive | nonsensu | nonsensov |
| dative | nonsensu | nonsensom |
| accusative | nonsens | nonsensy |
| locative | nonsense | nonsensoch |
| instrumental | nonsensom | nonsensmi |
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
Noun
nonsens n
- (uncountable) nonsense
Synonyms
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
nonsens m (uncountable, not mutable)
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