inexistent

English

Etymology

in- +‎ existent

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt/

Adjective

inexistent (not comparable)

  1. Nonexistent.
    • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], OCLC 152706203:
      And first, although there were more things in nature than words which did expresse them, yet even in these mute and silent discourses, to expresse complexed significations, they took a liberty to compound and piece together creatures of allowable formes unto mixtures inexistent […]

Synonyms

Translations
nonexistent — see nonexistent

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inexsistens.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /in.əɡ.zisˈtent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /in.əɡ.zisˈten/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.eɡ.zisˈtent/

Adjective

inexistent (masculine and feminine plural inexistents)

  1. nonexistent
    Antonym: existent

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inexistēns.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnɛksɪsˈtɛnt/
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Adjective

inexistent (strong nominative masculine singular inexistenter, not comparable)

  1. (formal) inexistent
    Antonym: existent

Declension
Positive forms of inexistent (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist inexistent sie ist inexistent es ist inexistent sie sind inexistent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative inexistenter inexistente inexistentes inexistente
genitive inexistenten inexistenter inexistenten inexistenter
dative inexistentem inexistenter inexistentem inexistenten
accusative inexistenten inexistente inexistentes inexistente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der inexistente die inexistente das inexistente die inexistenten
genitive des inexistenten der inexistenten des inexistenten der inexistenten
dative dem inexistenten der inexistenten dem inexistenten den inexistenten
accusative den inexistenten die inexistente das inexistente die inexistenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein inexistenter eine inexistente ein inexistentes (keine) inexistenten
genitive eines inexistenten einer inexistenten eines inexistenten (keiner) inexistenten
dative einem inexistenten einer inexistenten einem inexistenten (keinen) inexistenten
accusative einen inexistenten eine inexistente ein inexistentes (keine) inexistenten

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From French inexistant. Equivalent to in- +‎ existent.

Adjective

inexistent m or n (feminine singular inexistentă, masculine plural inexistenți, feminine and neuter plural inexistente)

  1. inexistent, nonexistent

Declension
Declension of inexistent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite inexistent inexistentă inexistenți inexistente
definite inexistentul inexistenta inexistenții inexistentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite inexistent inexistente inexistenți inexistente
definite inexistentului inexistentei inexistenților inexistentelor
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