# impertinent
## English
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- +‎ pertinent.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
* (US) IPA: /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/, (rare) /ɪmˈpɝt.nənt/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)
* Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
** 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 11:“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”
* (archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.
    Antonyms: pertinent, relevant
** 1664, John Tillotson, “Sermon I. The Wisdom of Being Religious. Job XXVIII. 28.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], 8th edition, London: […] T. Goodwin, B[enjamin] Tooke, and J. Pemberton, […]; J. Round […], and J[acob] Tonson] […], published 1720, →OCLC:Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness
** 1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:How impertinent that grief was which served no end!

#### Usage notes

* Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, definition 2 has received occasional use, though most speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is an alternative for definition 2.

#### Synonyms

* See also Thesaurus:cheeky

#### Translations
### Noun

impertinent (plural impertinents)
* An impertinent individual.
** 1808 (date written), [Maria] Edgeworth, “Manœuvring. Chapter XII.”, in Tales of Fashionable Life, volume III, London: […] [S. Hamilton] for J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1809, →OCLC, page 292:Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative impertinentst)
* insolent, ill-mannered

#### Declension
## French
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin impertinentem. Morphologically, from in- +‎ pertinent.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

impertinent (feminine impertinente, masculine plural impertinents, feminine plural impertinentes)
* insolent, ill-mannered
    Synonyms: insolent, effronté

#### Related terms

* insolence

### Further reading

* “impertinent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

impertinent (strong nominative masculine singular impertinenter, comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)
* insolent, ill-mannered

#### Related terms

* Impertinenz

### Further reading

* “impertinent” in Duden online
* “impertinent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French impertinent, from Latin impertinens. Equivalent to in- +‎ pertinent.

### Adjective

impertinent m or n (feminine singular impertinentă, masculine plural impertinenți, feminine and neuter plural impertinente)
* impertinent