univers

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūniversum, neuter of ūniversus (“whole, entire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [u.niˈβe̞rs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [u.niˈvɛrs]
• IPA^(key): (Central, Northwestern) [u.niˈβɛrs]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

univers m (plural universos)

1. universe

Further reading

• “univers”, 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

Danish

Etymology

From Latin ūniversum, neuter of ūniversus (“whole, entire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /univɛrs/, [uniˈvæɐ̯s]

Noun

univers n (singular definite universet, plural indefinite universer)

1. universe

Declension

Declension of univers

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	univers	universet	universer	universerne
genitive	univers'	universets	universers	universernes

Synonyms

• kosmos n
• verdensalt n

Further reading

• “univers” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “univers” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Alternative forms

• Univers (especially in astronomy)

Etymology

From Latin ūniversum (“universe”), from adjective ūniversus (“entire”), from ūni- +‎ versus (past participle of vertere (“to turn”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni.vɛʁ/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

univers m (countable and uncountable, invariable)

1. universe

   Synonyms: monde, domaine

Hyponyms

• galaxie

Derived terms

• univers parallèle
• universalisation
• universaliser
• universalisme
• universaliste
• universalité
• universitaire
• université

Related terms

• universel
• universellement

Further reading

• “univers”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Italic *oinos

Old Latin oinos

Latin ūnus

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ttós

Proto-Italic *worssosder.

Latin vorsusder.

Latin versus

Latin ūniversusbor.

Italian universobor.

Maltese univers

Borrowed from Italian universo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.nɪˈvɛrs/
• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Noun

univers m (plural universi)

1. universe

Related terms

• universali
• universalista
• universalità
• universaliżmu
• universalizza
• universalizzazzjoni

Middle French

Noun

univers m (plural univers)

1. universe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin universum, universus.

Noun

univers n (definite singular universet, indefinite plural univers or universer, definite plural universa or universene)

1. universe

References

• “univers” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin universum, universus.

Noun

univers n (definite singular universet, indefinite plural univers, definite plural universa)

1. universe

References

• “univers” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

univers m (plural not attested)

1. the whole world; the whole Earth

Adjective

univers m (oblique and nominative feminine singular universe)

1. universal; applying to everyone and everything

Descendants

• English: universe
• Middle French: univers
  • French: univers

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• ünivers

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yniˈvɛrs/

Noun

univers m (plural univers)

1. universe

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French univers, from Latin universum.

Noun

univers n (plural universuri)

1. universe

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	univers	universul	universuri	universurile
genitive-dative	univers	universului	universuri	universurilor
vocative	universule		universurilor

Related terms

• universal