paranormal

English

Etymology

para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) +‎ normal; compare supernatural.

Adjective

paranormal (comparative more paranormal, superlative most paranormal)

  1. That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.
    • 2013, JoAnn Myers, Wicked Intentions
      “We who study the paranormal always hope for strong readings with our equipment,” explains Nancy.

Translations

Noun

paranormal (plural paranormals)

  1. A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed
  2. (with "the") Paranormal phenomena collectively, or as a field of study

Catalan

Adjective

paranormal (masculine and feminine plural paranormals)

  1. paranormal

French

Etymology

para- +‎ normal

Adjective

paranormal (feminine singular paranormale, masculine plural paranormaux, feminine plural paranormales)

  1. paranormal

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpaʀanɔʁˈmaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

  1. paranormal

Declension
Declension of paranormal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist paranormal sie ist paranormal es ist paranormal sie sind paranormal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative paranormaler paranormale paranormales paranormale
genitive paranormalen paranormaler paranormalen paranormaler
dative paranormalem paranormaler paranormalem paranormalen
accusative paranormalen paranormale paranormales paranormale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der paranormale die paranormale das paranormale die paranormalen
genitive des paranormalen der paranormalen des paranormalen der paranormalen
dative dem paranormalen der paranormalen dem paranormalen den paranormalen
accusative den paranormalen die paranormale das paranormale die paranormalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein paranormaler eine paranormale ein paranormales (keine) paranormalen
genitive eines paranormalen einer paranormalen eines paranormalen (keiner) paranormalen
dative einem paranormalen einer paranormalen einem paranormalen (keinen) paranormalen
accusative einen paranormalen eine paranormale ein paranormales (keine) paranormalen

Portuguese

Adjective

paranormal m or f (plural paranormais, comparable)

  1. paranormal

Spanish

Etymology

From para- +‎ normal

Adjective

paranormal (plural paranormales)

  1. paranormal

Swedish

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

  1. paranormal

Declension
Inflection of paranormal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular paranormal — —
Neuter singular paranormalt — —
Plural paranormala — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 paranormale — —
All paranormala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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