arbitrair

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French arbitraire, from Latin arbitrārius.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑr.biˈtrɛːr/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧bi‧trair

Adjective[edit]

arbitrair (comparative arbitrairder, superlative arbitrairst)

  1. arbitrary; not confined by procedure or law, but depending on irregularities such as impulse, personal preference or whim.
  2. (mathematics) arbitrary; pertaining to any possible option

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of arbitrair
uninflected arbitrair
inflected arbitraire
comparative arbitrairder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial arbitrair arbitrairder het arbitrairst
het arbitrairste
indefinite m./f. sing. arbitraire arbitrairdere arbitrairste
n. sing. arbitrair arbitrairder arbitrairste
plural arbitraire arbitrairdere arbitrairste
definite arbitraire arbitrairdere arbitrairste
partitive arbitrairs arbitrairders

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: arbitrer