absurdo

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish absurdo (“absurd, absurdity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abs̺urdo/ [aβ̞.s̺ur.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -urdo, -o
• Hyphenation: ab‧sur‧do

Adjective

absurdo (comparative absurdoago, superlative absurdoen, excessive absurdoegi)

1. absurd

   Synonym: zentzugabe

Declension

Declension of absurdo (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		absurdo	absurdoa	absurdoak
ergative		absurdok	absurdoak	absurdoek
dative		absurdori	absurdoari	absurdoei
genitive		absurdoren	absurdoaren	absurdoen
comitative		absurdorekin	absurdoarekin	absurdoekin
causative		absurdorengatik	absurdoarengatik	absurdoengatik
benefactive		absurdorentzat	absurdoarentzat	absurdoentzat
instrumental		absurdoz	absurdoaz	absurdoez
inessive	anim	absurdorengan	absurdoarengan	absurdoengan
	inan	absurdotan	absurdoan	absurdoetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	absurdotako	absurdoko	absurdoetako
allative	anim	absurdorengana	absurdoarengana	absurdoengana
	inan	absurdotara	absurdora	absurdoetara
terminative	anim	absurdorenganaino	absurdoarenganaino	absurdoenganaino
	inan	absurdotaraino	absurdoraino	absurdoetaraino
directive	anim	absurdorenganantz	absurdoarenganantz	absurdoenganantz
	inan	absurdotarantz	absurdorantz	absurdoetarantz
destinative	anim	absurdorenganako	absurdoarenganako	absurdoenganako
	inan	absurdotarako	absurdorako	absurdoetarako
ablative	anim	absurdorengandik	absurdoarengandik	absurdoengandik
	inan	absurdotatik	absurdotik	absurdoetatik
partitive		absurdorik	—	—
prolative		absurdotzat	—	—

Noun

absurdo inan

1. absurdity

Declension

Declension of absurdo (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	absurdo	absurdoa	absurdoak
ergative	absurdok	absurdoak	absurdoek
dative	absurdori	absurdoari	absurdoei
genitive	absurdoren	absurdoaren	absurdoen
comitative	absurdorekin	absurdoarekin	absurdoekin
causative	absurdorengatik	absurdoarengatik	absurdoengatik
benefactive	absurdorentzat	absurdoarentzat	absurdoentzat
instrumental	absurdoz	absurdoaz	absurdoez
inessive	absurdotan	absurdoan	absurdoetan
locative	absurdotako	absurdoko	absurdoetako
allative	absurdotara	absurdora	absurdoetara
terminative	absurdotaraino	absurdoraino	absurdoetaraino
directive	absurdotarantz	absurdorantz	absurdoetarantz
destinative	absurdotarako	absurdorako	absurdoetarako
ablative	absurdotatik	absurdotik	absurdoetatik
partitive	absurdorik	—	—
prolative	absurdotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• absurdora eramanez (“by contradiction”)

Further reading

• “absurdo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “absurdo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin absurdus.

Adjective

absurdo (feminine absurda, masculine plural absurdos, feminine plural absurdas)

1. absurd

Derived terms

• absurdamente
• absurdeza

Related terms

• xordo

Noun

absurdo m (plural absurdos)

1. absurdity (an absurd action)

   Synonym: absurdeza

Further reading

• “absurdo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish absurdo.

Noun

absúrdo

1. absurdity, nonsense

Latin

Adjective

absurdō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of absurdus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abˈsuʁ.du/ [abˈsuɦ.du], /a.biˈsuʁ.du/ [a.biˈsuɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /abˈsuʁ.du/ [abˈsuɦ.du], /a.biˈsuʁ.du/ [a.biˈsuɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /abˈsuɾ.du/, /a.biˈsuɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /abˈsuʁ.du/, /a.biˈsuʁ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /abˈsuɻ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbsuɾ.du/ [ɐˈβsuɾ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ab‧sur‧do

Adjective

absurdo (feminine absurda, masculine plural absurdos, feminine plural absurdas, comparable, comparative mais absurdo, superlative o mais absurdo or absurdíssimo)

1. absurd

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:absurdo.

Related terms

• surdo

Noun

absurdo m (plural absurdos)

1. absurdity

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:absurdo.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈsuɾdo/ [aβ̞ˈsuɾ.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -uɾdo
• Syllabification: ab‧sur‧do

Adjective

absurdo (feminine absurda, masculine plural absurdos, feminine plural absurdas)

1. absurd, preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous

Derived terms

• absurdamente (“absurdly”)

Related terms

• absurdidad (“absurdity”)
• sordo

Descendants

• → Basque: absurdo
• → Hiligaynon: absurdo

Noun

absurdo m (plural absurdos)

1. something that is absurd or ridiculous

   Synonym: absurdidad

Further reading

• “absurdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish absurdo, from Latin absurdus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabˈsuɾdo/ [ʔɐbˈsuɾ.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -uɾdo
• Syllabification: ab‧sur‧do

Adjective

absurdo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. absurd

   Synonym: baligho

Derived terms

• kaabsurduhan

Related terms

• absurdismo
• absurdista

Further reading

• “absurdo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 5