aforisms

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define, mark off or determine”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “I divide, bound”), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

Noun

aforisms m (1st declension)

  1. aphorism

Declension

Swedish

Noun

aforisms

  1. indefinite genitive singular of aforism.
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