Critteria

/krɪˈtɪriə/ noun

Definition

A non-standard or dialectal plural of 'criteria,' meaning standards, rules, or measures by which things are judged or evaluated.

Etymology

From Greek kriterion (a means for judging) + -ia plural suffix. This non-standard plural reflects linguistic variation; 'criteria' is already technically plural (from singular criterion), making 'critteria' a double plural.

Kelly Says

The singular 'criterion' / plural 'criteria' confusion has spawned 'critteria' and other variants—it's one of the most common 'mistakes' in modern English because the Latin-Greek plural system feels wrong to our Germanic-based language instincts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መደብ
me-deb
ARالعربية
معايير
ma-a-ya-eer
BNবাংলা
কriteriya
kri-te-ree-ya
CACatalà
criteris
kri-te-ris
CSČeština
kritéria
kri-te-ree-ya
DADansk
kriterier
kri-te-ree-er
DEDeutsch
Kriterien
krit-e-ri-en
ELΕλληνικά
κριτήρια
kri-te-ree-a
ESEspañol
criterios
kri-teh-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
معیار
ma-e-yaar
FISuomi
kriteerit
kri-te-ree-t
FRFrançais
critères
krit-e-reh
GUGU
ક્રિટેરિયા
kri-te-ree-ya
HAHA
farin
fa-rin
HEעברית
קריטריונים
kri-te-ree-yonim
HIहिन्दी
मानदंड
maan-daand
HUMagyar
kritériumok
kri-te-ree-oomok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriteria
kri-te-ree-ah
IGIG
ihe n'eche
ee-he ne-che
ITItaliano
criteri
kri-teh-ree
JA日本語
基準
kijun
KKKK
кriteriyalar
kri-te-ree-yar
KMKM
គម្រោង
ko-mra-ong
KO한국어
기준
kijun
MRMR
मूल्यांकन
moo-lya-an-kan
MSBahasa Melayu
kriteria
kri-te-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ ziehen
chi-je-in
NLNederlands
criteria
kri-te-ree-ah
NONorsk
kriterier
kri-te-ree-er
PAPA
ਮਾਪ
maap
PLPolski
kryteria
kry-te-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
critérios
kri-te-ree-ohs
RORomână
criterii
kri-te-ree
RUРусский
критерии
kri-te-ri-i
SVSvenska
kriterier
kri-te-ree-er
SWKiswahili
viwango
vee-wan-go
TAதமிழ்
அளவுகள்
a-lava-gu-gal
TEతెలుగు
మానకాలు
maana-kaalu
THไทย
เกณฑ์
khen
TLTL
pamantayan
pa-man-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
kriterler
kri-te-rlehr
UKУкраїнська
критерії
kri-te-ree-i
URاردو
معیار
ma-e-yaar
VITiếng Việt
tiêu chí
twee-chooy
YOYO
awọn ẹ̀yà
a-won eh-ya
ZH中文
标准
biāozhǔn
ZUZU
inkulu
in-koo-loo

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