Criterions

/kraɪˈtɪr.i.ənz/ noun

Definition

A rarely used or non-standard English plural of criterion, though 'criteria' is the correct and standard plural form.

Etymology

From Latin 'criterium' with English pluralization '-s.' While technically incorrect by Latin grammar, '-ons' appears in some dialects or older texts.

Kelly Says

Some dictionaries actually list 'criterions' as acceptable English—reminding us that language rules are descriptive, not prescriptive, and English is slowly making criterion easier to pluralize.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መደብ (medebe)
meh-deb
ARالعربية
معايير (mu`āyir)
mu-a-yeer
BNবাংলা
কriteriya
kri-teh-ree-yah
CACatalà
criteris
kri-teh-rees
CSČeština
kritéria
kri-teh-ree-ah
DADansk
kriterier
kri-teh-ree-er
DEDeutsch
Kriterien
krit-e-ree-en
ELΕλληνικά
κριτήρια (kritéria)
kri-teh-ree-ah
ESEspañol
criterios
kri-teh-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
معیارها (ma`yārhā)
ma-e-ya-ar-ha
FISuomi
kriteerit
kri-teh-ree-t
FRFrançais
critères
kree-teh-rah
GUGU
લેખન (lekhan)
le-khan
HAHA
ƙarfin
kar-fin
HEעברית
קריטריונים (kritiryonim)
kri-teh-ree-oon-im
HIहिन्दी
मानदंड (maanadand)
maan-da-nand
HUMagyar
kritériumok
kri-teh-ree-oom-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriteria
kri-teh-ree-ah
IGIG
nkwu
n-kw-oo
ITItaliano
criteri
kri-teh-ree
JA日本語
基準 (きじゅん)
ki-jun
KKKK
кriteriyalar
kri-teh-ree-ya-lar
KMKM
គម្រោង (kômrông)
koh-mrohng
KO한국어
기준 (기준)
ki-jun
MRMR
मानक (maanak)
maan-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
kriteria
kri-teh-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ准 (kyaw-jun)
kya-w-jun
NLNederlands
criteria
kri-teh-ree-ah
NONorsk
kriterier
kri-teh-ree-er
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰમાણ (pramaan)
pra-maan
PLPolski
kryteria
kry-teh-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
critérios
kri-teh-ree-ohs
RORomână
criterii
kri-teh-ree-ee
RUРусский
критерии
kri-teh-ree-ee
SVSvenska
kriterier
kri-teh-ree-er
SWKiswahili
viwango
vee-wan-go
TAதமிழ்
அளவுகள் (aḷavukkal)
a-la-vu-kkal
TEతెలుగు
మానకాలు (maanakālu)
maa-na-ka-alu
THไทย
เกณฑ์ (khen)
khen
TLTL
pamantayan
pa-man-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
kriterler
kri-teh-ler
UKУкраїнська
критерії
kri-teh-ree-ee
URاردو
معیار (ma`yār)
ma-e-ya-ar
VITiếng Việt
tiêu chí
tEE-ow CHEE
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
标准 (biāozhǔn)
biao-zhun
ZUZU
amakhawulelwa
ama-ka-hule-le-wa

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