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irrelevant

English

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Etymology

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From ir- +‎ relevant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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irrelevant (comparative more irrelevant, superlative most irrelevant)

  1. Not relevant, as:
  2. (slang, derogatory) No longer famous or popular; washed up.

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Danish

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Adjective

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irrelevant

  1. irrelevant

Inflection

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Inflection of irrelevant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular irrelevant — —2
Indefinite neuter singular irrelevant — —2
Plural irrelevante — —2
Definite attributive1 irrelevante — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed. Equivalent to ir- +‎ relevant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪ.reː.ləˈvɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ir‧re‧le‧vant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

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irrelevant (comparative irrelevanter, superlative irrelevantst)

  1. irrelevant
    Antonym: relevant

Declension

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Declension of irrelevant
uninflected irrelevant
inflected irrelevante
comparative irrelevanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial irrelevant irrelevanter het irrelevantst
het irrelevantste
indefinite m./f. sing. irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
n. sing. irrelevant irrelevanter irrelevantste
plural irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
definite irrelevante irrelevantere irrelevantste
partitive irrelevants irrelevanters —

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “irrelevant” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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irrelevant (strong nominative masculine singular irrelevanter, not comparable)

  1. irrelevant
    Synonyms: unerheblich, unbedeutend, unwichtig, unmaßgeblich, nebensächlich
    Antonyms: bedeutend, maßgeblich, wesentlich, relevant

Declension

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Positive forms of irrelevant (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist irrelevant sie ist irrelevant es ist irrelevant sie sind irrelevant
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative irrelevanter irrelevante irrelevantes irrelevante
genitive irrelevanten irrelevanter irrelevanten irrelevanter
dative irrelevantem irrelevanter irrelevantem irrelevanten
accusative irrelevanten irrelevante irrelevantes irrelevante
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der irrelevante die irrelevante das irrelevante die irrelevanten
genitive des irrelevanten der irrelevanten des irrelevanten der irrelevanten
dative dem irrelevanten der irrelevanten dem irrelevanten den irrelevanten
accusative den irrelevanten die irrelevante das irrelevante die irrelevanten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein irrelevanter eine irrelevante ein irrelevantes (keine) irrelevanten
genitive eines irrelevanten einer irrelevanten eines irrelevanten (keiner) irrelevanten
dative einem irrelevanten einer irrelevanten einem irrelevanten (keinen) irrelevanten
accusative einen irrelevanten eine irrelevante ein irrelevantes (keine) irrelevanten

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From ir- +‎ relevant.

Adjective

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irrelevant (neuter singular irrelevant, definite singular and plural irrelevante)

  1. irrelevant
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From ir- +‎ relevant.

Adjective

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irrelevant (neuter singular irrelevant, definite singular and plural irrelevante)

  1. irrelevant
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Swedish

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Adjective

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irrelevant (comparative mer irrelevant, superlative mest irrelevant)

  1. irrelevant
    Synonym: ovidkommande
    Antonym: relevant

Declension

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Inflection of irrelevant
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular irrelevant mer irrelevant mest irrelevant
Neuter singular irrelevant mer irrelevant mest irrelevant
Plural irrelevanta mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta
Masculine plural3 irrelevante mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 irrelevante mer irrelevante mest irrelevante
All irrelevanta mer irrelevanta mest irrelevanta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Adverb

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irrelevant (not comparable)

  1. irrelevantly

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