empiris

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch empirisch, from German empirisch, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛmˈpirɪs/
  • Rhymes: -rɪs, -ɪs, -s
  • Hyphenation: èm‧pi‧ris

Adjective

èmpiris (comparative lebih empiris, superlative paling empiris)

  1. empirical
    1. pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation)
      Antonym: téorétis
    2. pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

empiris

  1. indefinite genitive singular of empiri