anecdote

== English == === Alternative forms === anecdota (only attested in the plural (anecdotae), probably non-standard) anecdoton (Grecian) anecdotum (rare, Latinate) === Etymology === Late 17th c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʉt] (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈɛn.əkˌdɐʉt] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ɪkˌdoʊt/, (/æ/ raising) [ˈɛən.ɪkˌdoʊt] (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈnɛkˌɖoʈ/ Hyphenation: a‧nec‧dote === Noun === anecdote (countable and uncountable, plural anecdotes) A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. A previously untold secret account of an incident. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === anecdote (third-person singular simple present anecdotes, present participle anecdoting, simple past and past participle anecdoted) (ambitransitive) To tell anecdotes (about). === Anagrams === encoated, toe dance, toe-dance, toedance == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “unpublished”). Compare inédit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.nɛk.dɔt/, /a.nɛɡ.dɔt/ === Noun === anecdote f (plural anecdotes) anecdote ==== Derived terms ==== anecdotique ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: anekdote→ Indonesian: anekdot → English: anecdote → Norwegian Bokmål: anekdote → Norwegian Nynorsk: anekdote → Polish: anegdota → Portuguese: anedota → Russian: анекдо́т (anekdót) (see there for further descendants) → Spanish: anécdota → Swedish: anekdot → Turkish: anekdot === Further reading === “anecdote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012