comparandum
/ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/
comparandum noun: something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.
Noun
comparandum (plural comparanda)
- Something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.
- This finding, together with the semantic content, allows us to identify a suitable comparandum, viz. the pronoun *etero-s 'other; one or the other of two'[…]1985, Jens Elmegård Rasmussen, “Miscellaneous Problems in Indo-European Languages I-II”, in Lingua Posnaniensis, volume 28, page 125
- For the sake of evaluating the Uralic-Yukaghir comparisons in HDY, however, it is more illuminating to examine the frequency of various types of problems in the comparanda.2014 October 18, Ante Aikio, “The Uralic-Yukaghir lexical correspondences: genetic inheritance, language contact or chance resemblance?”, in Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, volume 14, →DOI, page 12
- Synonyms:
- comparand
Synonyms of comparandum
Forms of comparandum
| plural | comparanda |
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Origin of comparandum
From Latin comparandum, gerundive (neuter singular) of comparō.
Questions about comparandum
- What does comparandum mean?
- Comparandum means something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.
- What part of speech is comparandum?
- Comparandum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce comparandum?
- Comparandum is pronounced /ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/.
- What is the plural of comparandum?
- The plural of comparandum is comparanda.
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