infinite

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From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.

143 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: oneindig — figuratively, very large
• Bulgarian: безчислен (bezčislen) — figuratively, very large
• Dutch: oneindig — figuratively, very large
• Dutch: eindeloos — figuratively, very large
• Finnish: ääretön — figuratively, very large
• French: infini — figuratively, very large
• Georgian: უსასრულო (usasrulo) — figuratively, very large
• Georgian: უსაზღვრო (usazɣvro) — figuratively, very large
• German: unendlich — figuratively, very large
• German: endlos — figuratively, very large
• German: unzählige — figuratively, very large
• Hindi: अपरिमित (aprimit) — figuratively, very large
• Japanese: 途方もない (tohō mo nai) — figuratively, very large
• Japanese: 巨大な (kyodai na) — figuratively, very large
• Māori: manomano — figuratively, very large
• Māori: manotini — figuratively, very large
• Portuguese: infinito — figuratively, very large
• Romanian: infinit — figuratively, very large
• Romanian: nelimitat — figuratively, very large
• Romanian: nesfârșit — figuratively, very large
• Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — figuratively, very large
• Russian: несме́тный (nesmétnyj) — figuratively, very large
• Russian: бесчи́сленный (besčíslennyj) — figuratively, very large
• Slovene: neskončen — figuratively, very large
• Swedish: oändlig — figuratively, very large
• Swedish: ändlös — figuratively, very large
• Turkish: devasa — figuratively, very large
• Ukrainian: неося́жний (neosjážnyj) — figuratively, very large
• Vietnamese: vô bờ — figuratively, very large
• Vietnamese: bất tận — figuratively, very large
• Afrikaans: oneindig — boundless, endless
• Armenian: անվերջ (anverǰ) — boundless, endless
• Belarusian: бяско́нцы (bjaskóncy) — boundless, endless
• Belarusian: бескане́чны (bjeskanjéčny) — boundless, endless
• Bulgarian: безкра́ен (bezkráen) — boundless, endless
• Bulgarian: безконе́чен (bezkonéčen) — boundless, endless
• Burmese: အနန္တ (a.nanta.) — boundless, endless
• Catalan: infinit — boundless, endless
• Chinese Mandarin: 無窮 /无穷 (wúqióng) — boundless, endless
• Chinese Mandarin: 無限 /无限 (wúxiàn) — boundless, endless
• Czech: nekonečný — boundless, endless
• Dutch: oneindig — boundless, endless
• Dutch: eindeloos — boundless, endless
• Esperanto: senfina — boundless, endless
• Finnish: ääretön — boundless, endless
• Finnish: päättymätön — boundless, endless
• French: infini — boundless, endless
• German: unendlich — boundless, endless
• German: endlos — boundless, endless
• German: unbegrenzt — boundless, endless
• German: unbeschränkt — boundless, endless
• Greek: άπειρος (ápeiros) — boundless, endless
• Ancient Greek: ἄπειρος (ápeiros) — boundless, endless
• Ancient Greek: ἀπέραντος (apérantos) — boundless, endless
• Hindi: अनंत (anant) — boundless, endless
• Hindi: अनन्त (anant) — boundless, endless
• Hindi: असीम (asīm) — boundless, endless
• Hindi: अपरिमित (aprimit) — boundless, endless
• Indonesian: nirbatas — boundless, endless
• Irish: éigríochta — boundless, endless
• Italian: infinito — boundless, endless
• Japanese: 果てしない (hateshinai) — boundless, endless
• Japanese: 無限の (mugen no) — boundless, endless
• Kazakh: ақырсыз (aqyrsyz) — boundless, endless
• Khmer: គ្មានទីបំផុត (kmien tii bɑmphot) — boundless, endless
• Korean: 무한 (muhan) — boundless, endless
• Latin: īnfīnītus — boundless, endless
• Luxembourgish: onendlech — boundless, endless
• Macedonian: бесконечен (beskonečen) — boundless, endless
• Macedonian: бескраен (beskraen) — boundless, endless
• Malay: tidak terbatas — boundless, endless
• Malay: tidak terhad — boundless, endless
• Māori: mutungakore — boundless, endless
• Norman: înfinni — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Bokmål: uendelig — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Bokmål: endeløs — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Bokmål: grenseløs — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Nynorsk: uendeleg — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Nynorsk: endelaus — boundless, endless
• Norwegian Nynorsk: grenselaus — boundless, endless
• Old English: unġeendodlīċ — boundless, endless
• Polish: nieskończony — boundless, endless
• Portuguese: infinito — boundless, endless
• Romanian: infinit — boundless, endless
• Romanian: fără limită — boundless, endless
• Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — boundless, endless
• Russian: безграни́чный (bezgraníčnyj) — boundless, endless
• Russian: беспреде́льный (bespredélʹnyj) — boundless, endless
• Russian: бескра́йний (beskrájnij) — boundless, endless
• Sanskrit: अनन्त (ananta) — boundless, endless
• Sanskrit: अदिति (aditi) — boundless, endless
• Serbo-Croatian: beskonačan — boundless, endless
• Sinhalese: අනන්ත (ananta) — boundless, endless
• Slovak: nekonečný — boundless, endless
• Slovene: neskončen — boundless, endless
• Spanish: infinito — boundless, endless
• Swedish: oändlig — boundless, endless
• Swedish: ändlös — boundless, endless
• Swedish: gränslös — boundless, endless
• Tagalog: awangganin — boundless, endless
• Thai: อนันต์ (à-nan) — boundless, endless
• Thai: ไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด — boundless, endless
• Turkish: sonsuz — boundless, endless
• Turkish: sınırsız — boundless, endless
• Ukrainian: нескінче́нний (neskinčénnyj) — boundless, endless
• Ukrainian: безконе́чний (bezkonéčnyj) — boundless, endless
• Urdu: لامتناہی (lāmutanāhī) — boundless, endless
• Vietnamese: vô hạn — boundless, endless
• Vietnamese: bất tận — boundless, endless
• French: un nombre infini de — with plural noun: infinitely many
• Ukrainian: незліче́нна кі́лькість (nezličénna kílʹkistʹ) — with plural noun: infinitely many
• Afrikaans: oneindig — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Bulgarian: безкраен (bezkraen) — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Catalan: infinit — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Dutch: oneindig — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Finnish: ääretön — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• German: unendlich — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Greek: άπειρο (ápeiro) — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Hindi: अनन्त (anant) — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Irish: éigríochta — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Norwegian Bokmål: uendelig — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Norwegian Nynorsk: uendeleg — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Polish: nieskończony — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Portuguese: infinito — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Romanian: infinit — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Slovene: neskončen — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Swedish: oändlig — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Tagalog: awangganin — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Ukrainian: нескінче́нний (neskinčénnyj) — greater than any positive quantity or magnitude
• Afrikaans: oneindig — having infinitely many elements
• Catalan: infinit — having infinitely many elements
• French: infini — having infinitely many elements
• German: unendlich groß — having infinitely many elements
• Irish: éigríochta — having infinitely many elements
• Norwegian Bokmål: uendelig — having infinitely many elements
• Norwegian Nynorsk: uendeleg — having infinitely many elements
• Portuguese: infinito — having infinitely many elements
• Romanian: infinit — having infinitely many elements
• Russian: бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) — having infinitely many elements
• Tagalog: awangganin — having infinitely many elements
• Ukrainian: нескінче́нний (neskinčénnyj) — having infinitely many elements
• Bulgarian: неопределен (neopredelen) — grammar: not limited by person or number