absolut

See also: absolüt

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

absolut

1. Obsolete spelling of absolute.
   • 1615 Decemver 9, letter from Lord Scott of Buccleuch, quoted in 1838, James Maidment, Letters and State Papers During the Reign of King James the Sixth: Chiefly from the Manuscript Collections of Sir James Balfour of Denmyln, page 272:

     So, remetting all to your consideration, I rest ever hym quhome you haue most absolut pouer to command, BUKCLEUGHE

   • 1671, An Answer to the Letter Directed to the Author of Jus Populi,, page 18:

     […] even the most absolut politick Empire that can be lawfully set up by men is Iyable to these implyed yea indispensable conditions and exceptions, […]

Anagrams

• Basulto

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin absolūtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apsoˈlut]

Adjective

absolut (feminine absolute)

1. absolute

Derived terms

• absolutësi
• absolutisht
• absolutizëm

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• “absolut”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Newmark, L. (1999) “absolut”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absŏlūtus. Doublet of absolt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əp.suˈlut]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ap.soˈlut]

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Adjective

absolut (feminine absoluta, masculine plural absoluts, feminine plural absolutes)

1. absolute
2. (grammar) absolute

Derived terms

• absolutament
• en absolut
• zero absolut

Further reading

• “absolut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “absolut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “absolut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “absolut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apzoˈluːt/, [ʔapz̥oˈluːtʰ]

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• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut
• Rhymes: -uːt

Adjective

absolut (strong nominative masculine singular absoluter, not comparable)

1. absolute

   Antonym: relativ

Declension

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist absolut	sie ist absolut	es ist absolut	sie sind absolut
strong declension (without article)	nominative	absoluter	absolute	absolutes	absolute
	genitive	absoluten	absoluter	absoluten	absoluter
	dative	absolutem	absoluter	absolutem	absoluten
	accusative	absoluten	absolute	absolutes	absolute
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der absolute	die absolute	das absolute	die absoluten
	genitive	des absoluten	der absoluten	des absoluten	der absoluten
	dative	dem absoluten	der absoluten	dem absoluten	den absoluten
	accusative	den absoluten	die absolute	das absolute	die absoluten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein absoluter	eine absolute	ein absolutes	(keine) absoluten
	genitive	eines absoluten	einer absoluten	eines absoluten	(keiner) absoluten
	dative	einem absoluten	einer absoluten	einem absoluten	(keinen) absoluten
	accusative	einen absoluten	eine absolute	ein absolutes	(keine) absoluten

Positive forms of absolut (uncomparable)

Adverb

absolut

1. absolutely

Further reading

• “absolut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “absolut” in Duden online
• “absolut” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch absoluut, from Latin absolūtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap̚ˈsolʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: ap‧so‧lut

Adjective

absolut

1. absolute
   1. unconditional: free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions.

      Synonym: mutlak

   2. complete, unmitigated
   3. pure; unmixed

      Synonym: murni

   4. certain; unquestionable

      Synonym: nyata

Derived terms

• mengabsolutkan
• pengabsolutan
• seabsolut

Related terms

• absolutis
• absolutisme

Further reading

• “absolut” 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.

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish absolut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈsɔ.lut/
• Rhymes: -ɔlut
• Syllabification: ab‧so‧lut

Noun

absolut m inan

1. (philosophy) Absolute

Declension

Declension of absolut

	singular	plural
nominative	absolut	absolutë
genitive	absolutu	absolutów
dative	absolutowi	absolutóm
accusative	absolut	absolutë
instrumental	absolutã	absolutama
locative	absoluce	absolutach
vocative	absoluce	absolutë

Related terms

adjectives

• absolutny

adverbs

• absolutnie

nouns

• absolucjô
• absolutizm
• absolutorium
• absolwent

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “absolut”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• “absolut”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑpzolˈut]

Adjective

absolut (masculine absoluten, neuter absolut, comparative méi absolut, superlative am absoluutsten) (no comparative or superlative forms)

1. absolute
2. absolute (measurement)

Declension

Declension of absolut

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass absolut	si ass absolut	et ass absolut	si si(nn) absolut
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	absoluten	absolut	absolutt	absolut
	independent without determiner			absolutes	absoluter
dative	after any declined word	absoluten	absoluter	absoluten	absoluten
	as first declined word	absolutem		absolutem

Adverb

absolut

1. absolutely

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absolūtus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

absolut m (feminine singular absoluda, masculine plural absoluts, feminine plural absoludas)

1. absolute

Derived terms

• absoludament