aforisme

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fuˈɾiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.foˈɾiz.me]

Noun

aforisme m (plural aforismes)

1. aphorism

Related terms

• aforístic

Further reading

• “aforisme”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “aforisme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “aforisme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “aforisme” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

Noun

aforisme c (singular definite aforismen, plural indefinite aforismer)

1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

Inflection

Declension of aforisme

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aforisme	aforismen	aforismer	aforismerne
genitive	aforismes	aforismens	aforismers	aforismernes

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.fɔˈrɪs.mə/
• Hyphenation: afo‧ris‧me
• Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

aforisme n (plural aforismen, diminutive aforismetje n)

1. aphorism

Related terms

• aforistisch

Indonesian

Noun

aforisme (plural aforisme-aforisme)

1. aphorism

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismer, definite plural aforismene)

1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

   En aforisme er en kort og presis setning som uttrykker en tanke.

   An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

Synonyms

• fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk

References

• “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aforisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define or determine”)

Noun

aforisme m (definite singular aforismen, indefinite plural aforismar, definite plural aforismane)

1. an aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

   Ein aforisme er ei stutt og presis setning som uttrykkjer ein tanke

   An aphorism is a short and precise sentence expressing a thought.

Synonyms

• fyndord, læresetning, sentens, tankespråk

References

• “aforisme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “aforisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “aphorism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

aforisme

1. inflection of aforismar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative