diskret
Danish
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (“to separate, discern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diskrɛːt/, [d̥iˈsɡ̊ʁɛːˀd̥], [d̥isˈkʰʁ̥ɛːˀd̥]
Adjective
diskret
- discreet
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
- 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter:
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
- (mathematics) discrete
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| plural | diskrete | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| definite attributive1 | diskrete | diskretere | diskreteste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
See also
- diskret on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʁeːt/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
diskret (strong nominative masculine singular diskreter, comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)
- discreet (respectful of privacy and secrecy)
- (mathematics) discrete
Usage notes
- German diskret means “discrete” in the sense glossed above. In English, the word also has the somewhat broader sense of “tactful”; for that dezent or taktvoll is used instead.
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist diskret | sie ist diskret | es ist diskret | sie sind diskret | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | diskreter | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete |
| genitive | diskreten | diskreter | diskreten | diskreter | |
| dative | diskretem | diskreter | diskretem | diskreten | |
| accusative | diskreten | diskrete | diskretes | diskrete | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der diskrete | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten |
| genitive | des diskreten | der diskreten | des diskreten | der diskreten | |
| dative | dem diskreten | der diskreten | dem diskreten | den diskreten | |
| accusative | den diskreten | die diskrete | das diskrete | die diskreten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein diskreter | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten |
| genitive | eines diskreten | einer diskreten | eines diskreten | (keiner) diskreten | |
| dative | einem diskreten | einer diskreten | einem diskreten | (keinen) diskreten | |
| accusative | einen diskreten | eine diskrete | ein diskretes | (keine) diskreten | |
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch discreet, from Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdiskrɛt/ [ˈdis.krɛt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -iskrɛt
- Syllabification: dis‧kret
Adjective
diskrèt (comparative lebih diskret, superlative paling diskret)
- discrete; separate, distinct, independent, non-continuous
- Synonym: mujarad
Further reading
- “diskret” 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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.