EuroLex/F/Elegant
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- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: élégant, élégante - 1. elegant; 2. gracefully concise and simple; admirably succinct (of scientific, technical, or mathematical theories, solutions, etc.)
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | elegantní | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | elegant | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | elegant | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| English | elegant | 15c | 'meaning 1, 2' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | elegantne | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | elegant | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Hungarian | elegáns | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | elegante | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | elegants | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | elegantiškas | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | elegant | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | elegancki | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | elegante | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | elegantný | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | eleganten | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | elegante | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | elegant | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: from MF élégant, from L elegantem (nom. elegans) "choice, fine, tasteful", prp. of eligere "select with care, choose". Elegans was originally a term of reproach, "dainty, fastidious"; the notion of "tastefully refined" emerged in classical L.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages
editFinnish: tyylikäs