scarcity

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• General-American: /ˈskɛɹsɪti/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəsɪti/
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• CMU ARPABET: S K EH1 R S IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Asturian: escasez — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Bulgarian: липса (lipsa) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Bulgarian: оскъдица (oskǎdica) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Catalan: escassetat — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Catalan: escassedat — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Catalan: escassesa — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Czech: nedostatek — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Dutch: schaarste — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Esperanto: malabundo — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Finnish: vähyys — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• French: manque — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• French: rareté — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Galician: escaseza — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• German: Mangel — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• German: Knappheit — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Greek: σπάνις (spánis) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Greek: έλλειψη (élleipsi) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Greek: στενότητα (stenótita) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Ancient Greek: σπάνις (spánis) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Hindi: दुर्लभता (durlabhtā) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Italian: scarsità — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Latin: paucitās — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Macedonian: ску́дност (skúdnost) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Macedonian: о́скудност (óskudnost) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Middle English: scarsite — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Middle English: scarsnesse — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Polish: niedostatek — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Portuguese: escassez — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Russian: нехва́тка (nexvátka) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Russian: ску́дость (skúdostʹ) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Russian: недоста́ток (nedostátok) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Scottish Gaelic: cion — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Scottish Gaelic: gainne — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Scottish Gaelic: gainnead — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Spanish: escasez — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Spanish: penuria — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Spanish: carestía — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Spanish: exigüidad — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Spanish: menester — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Swahili: uchache — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Swahili: uhaba — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Tagalog: kauyakan — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Telugu: కొరత (korata) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Turkish: kıtlık — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Turkish: darlık — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Turkish: azlık — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Turkish: yokluk — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Ottoman Turkish: قلت (kıllet) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Ukrainian: неста́ча (nestáča) — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Welsh: anamlder — the condition of something being scarce or deficient
• Bulgarian: недостиг (nedostig) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Chinese Mandarin: 缺少 (quēshǎo) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Czech: nedostatek — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Dutch: tekort — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Finnish: pula — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• French: pénurie — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Galician: escaseza — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Hindi: अल्पता (alpatā) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Italian: scarsità — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Latin: inopia — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Macedonian: недостаток (nedostatok) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Macedonian: недостиг (nedostig) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Māori: ngōuruuru — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Middle English: scarsite — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Portuguese: escassez — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Portuguese: carestia — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Russian: недоста́ток (nedostátok) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Russian: дефици́т (deficít) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Scottish Gaelic: cion — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Scottish Gaelic: gainne — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Scottish Gaelic: gainnead — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Spanish: carestía — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Spanish: carencia — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Spanish: menester — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Swahili: uchache — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Swahili: uhaba — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Telugu: కొరత (korata) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Turkish: darlık — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Turkish: kıtlık — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Ukrainian: неста́ча (nestáča) — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Welsh: prinder — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• Welsh: diffyg — an inadequate amount of something; a shortage