German

Noun

Kriterium n ‎(genitive Kriteriums, plural Kriterien)

1. criterion

Declension

Czech

Alternative forms

• kritérium n (more common)

Noun

kriterium n

1. criterion

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κριτήριον ‎(kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kriteːriɔm/, [kʰʁ̥iˈtˢeːˀɐ̯iɔm]
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

kriterium n (singular definite kriteriet, plural indefinite kriterier)

1. criterion

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek kriterion, via Latin

Noun

kriterium n ‎(definite singular kriteriet, indefinite plural kriterier, definite plural kriteria or kriteriene)

1. a criterion (plural criteria)

References

• “kriterium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek kriterion, via Latin

Noun

kriterium n ‎(definite singular kriteriet, indefinite plural kriterium, definite plural kriteria)

1. a criterion (plural criteria)

References

• “kriterium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin criterium, used in Swedish since 1795.

Noun

kriterium n

1. a criterion, a characteristic, a sign, a requirement, a test (to show that something is what it is)
2. a preparatory horse race

Declension

Related terms

• relevanskriterium

Synonyms

• indicium
• krav
• kännemärke
• kännetecken

References

• kriterium in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• kriterium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.