universum
See also: Universum
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ūniversum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”),[1][2] neuter of ūniversus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from ūni-, combining form of ūnus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of verto (“I turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌy.niˈvɛr.zʏm/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: uni‧ver‧sum
Noun
universum n (plural universa or universums, diminutive universumpje n)
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Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
universum (genitive universumi, partitive universumit)
- universe
- Synonym: maailmakõiksus
Declension
| Declension of universum (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | universum | universumid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | universumi | ||
| genitive | universumite | ||
| partitive | universumit | universumeid | |
| illative | universumisse | universumitesse universumeisse | |
| inessive | universumis | universumites universumeis | |
| elative | universumist | universumitest universumeist | |
| allative | universumile | universumitele universumeile | |
| adessive | universumil | universumitel universumeil | |
| ablative | universumilt | universumitelt universumeilt | |
| translative | universumiks | universumiteks universumeiks | |
| terminative | universumini | universumiteni | |
| essive | universumina | universumitena | |
| abessive | universumita | universumiteta | |
| comitative | universumiga | universumitega | |
Derived terms
- paralleeluniversum
Further reading
- “universum”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “universum”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- universum in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Latin
Adjective
ūniversum
- nominative neuter singular of ūniversus
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin ūniversum, nominative neuter singular of ūniversus, from ūnus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), hence literally "turned into one". Cognate with Danish univers, German Universum and English universe.
Noun
universum n
- universe
- Du är den bästa personen i hela universum
- You are the best person in the whole universe
- ett parallellt universum
- a parallel universe
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | universum | universums |
| definite | universumet | universumets | |
| plural | indefinite | universum | universums |
| definite | universumen | universumens |