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Webster 1913 Edition
Extern
Ex-tern′
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
externe
.] 1.
A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls; a day scholar.
2.
Outward form or part; exterior.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Extern
EXTERN'
,Adj.
1.
Without itself; not inherent; not intrinsic. [Little used.]Definition 2024
extern
extern
English
Noun
extern (plural externs)
- A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
- Outward form or part; exterior.
Adjective
extern (comparative more extern, superlative most extern)
- (obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent.
- "Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty,/ But seeming so, for my particular end,/For when my outward action doth demonstrate/The native act and figure of my heart/In complement extern, 'tis not long after/But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve/For daws to peck at." (Othello, Act 1, Scene 1)
References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.
- William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice, Penguin Books, 2001
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Catalan) IPA(key): [əsˈtɛɾn]
- (Western Catalan) IPA(key): [esˈtɛɾn]
Adjective
extern m (feminine externa, masculine plural externs, feminine plural externes)
- external
- inessential
- (education) off-campus (pertaining to a student who is at a school only during classes)
- (geology) Pertaining to foreland, the zone where material eroded from a mountain chain is deposited.
Synonyms
- (inessential): inessencial
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- (external): aliè (“external to a social group”)
See also
- avantpaís (“foreland”)
Noun
extern m (plural externs, feminine externa)
- (education) off-campus student
Antonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
extern (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of extern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | extern | |||
| inflected | externe | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | extern | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | externe | ||
| n. sing. | extern | |||
| plural | externe | |||
| definite | externe | |||
| partitive | externs | |||
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
extern (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of extern
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist extern | sie ist extern | es ist extern | sie sind extern | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | externer | externe | externes | externe |
| genitive | externen | externer | externen | externer | |
| dative | externem | externer | externem | externen | |
| accusative | externen | externe | externes | externe | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der externe | die externe | das externe | die externen |
| genitive | des externen | der externen | des externen | der externen | |
| dative | dem externen | der externen | dem externen | den externen | |
| accusative | den externen | die externe | das externe | die externen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein externer | eine externe | ein externes | (keine) externen |
| genitive | eines externen | einer externen | eines externen | (keiner) externen | |
| dative | einem externen | einer externen | einem externen | (keinen) externen | |
| accusative | einen externen | eine externe | ein externes | (keine) externen | |
Romanian
Etymology
French externe, Latin externus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eksˈtern]
Adjective
extern m, n (feminine singular externă, masculine plural externi, feminine and neuter plural externe)
Declension
declension of extern
Antonyms
Swedish
Adjective
extern
Declension
| Inflection of extern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | extern | mer extern | mest extern |
| Neuter singular | externt | mer externt | mest externt |
| Plural | externa | mer externa | mest externa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | externe | mer externe | mest externe |
| All | externa | mer externa | mest externa |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||