nonsens

See also: Nonsens and non-sens

Czech

Noun

nonsens m inan or n

1. (literary) nonsense

   Synonym: nesmysl

Declension

when masculine:

Declension of nonsens (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	nonsens	nonsensy
genitive	nonsensu	nonsensů
dative	nonsensu	nonsensům
accusative	nonsens	nonsensy
vocative	nonsense	nonsensy
locative	nonsensu	nonsensech
instrumental	nonsensem	nonsensy

Indeclinable when neuter.

Further reading

• “nonsens”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nonsens”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔnsəns/, [ˈnʌnˀsəns]

Noun

nonsens n

1. nonsense

See also

• nonsens on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

nonsens m (uncountable)

1. nonsense (meaningless words)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔn.sɛns]
• Hyphenation: non‧sèns

Noun

nonsens or nonsèns

1. (colloquial) nonsense, meaningless words.

   Synonyms: omong kosong, tidak berarti

Further reading

• “nonsens” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔn.sɛns/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔnsɛns
• Syllabification: non‧sens

Noun

nonsens m inan

1. nonsense (meaningless words)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsens

Declension

Declension of nonsens

	singular
nominative	nonsens
genitive	nonsensu
dative	nonsensowi
accusative	nonsens
instrumental	nonsensem
locative	nonsensie
vocative	nonsensie

Further reading

• nonsens in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nonsens in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French non-sens.

Noun

nonsens n (plural nonsensuri)

1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of nonsens

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nonsens	nonsensul	(niște) nonsensuri	nonsensurile
genitive/dative	(unui) nonsens	nonsensului	(unor) nonsensuri	nonsensurilor
vocative	nonsensule		nonsensurilor

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from English nonsense. First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔnsens]

Noun

nonsens m inan

1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of nonsens

	singular	plural
nominative	nonsens	nonsensy
genitive	nonsensu	nonsensov
dative	nonsensu	nonsensom
accusative	nonsens	nonsensy
locative	nonsense	nonsensoch
instrumental	nonsensom	nonsensmi

Further reading

• “nonsens”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Noun

nonsens n

1. (uncountable) nonsense

Synonyms

• gallimatias
• rappakalja
• strunt
• trams

Welsh

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Noun

nonsens m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. nonsense

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nonsens”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies