arid

See also: àrid and árið

English

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin term āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), confer its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on fire, I burn”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)

  1. Very dry.
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  3. Devoid of value.

Quotations

  • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37
    Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

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German

Adjective

arid (comparative arider, superlative am aridesten)

  1. arid

Declension

Comparative forms of arid
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist arider sie ist arider es ist arider sie sind arider
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative ariderer aridere arideres aridere
genitive arideren ariderer arideren ariderer
dative ariderem ariderer ariderem arideren
accusative arideren aridere arideres aridere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der aridere die aridere das aridere die arideren
genitive des arideren der arideren des arideren der arideren
dative dem arideren der arideren dem arideren den arideren
accusative den arideren die aridere das aridere die arideren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein ariderer eine aridere ein arideres (keine) arideren
genitive eines arideren einer arideren eines arideren (keiner) arideren
dative einem arideren einer arideren einem arideren (keinen) arideren
accusative einen arideren eine aridere ein arideres (keine) arideren

Further reading

  • arid in Duden online
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