Scarcity
//ˈskɛɹsɪti//
Translations of "scarcity" (30 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | σπάνις(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | spánis | |
| Asturian | escasez(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Bulgarian | липса(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), недостиг(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), оскъдица(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | lipsa, nedostig, oskǎdica | |
| Catalan | escassedat(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), escassesa(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), escassetat(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 缺少(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | quēshǎo | |
| Czech | nedostatek(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), nedostatek(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Dutch | schaarste(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), tekort(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Esperanto | malabundo(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Finnish | pula(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), vähyys(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| French | manque(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), pénurie(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), rareté(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Galician | escaseza(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), escaseza(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| German | Knappheit(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), Mangel(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Greek | έλλειψη(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), σπάνις(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), στενότητα(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | élleipsi, spánis, stenótita | |
| Hindi | अल्पता(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), दुर्लभता(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | alpatā, durlabhtā | |
| Italian | scarsità(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), scarsità(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Latin | inopia(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), paucitās(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Macedonian | недостаток(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), недостиг(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), о́скудност(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), ску́дност(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | nedostatok, nedostig, óskudnost, skúdnost | |
| Māori | ngōuruuru(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | قلت(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | kıllet | |
| Polish | niedostatek(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Portuguese | carestia(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), escassez(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), escassez(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Russian | дефици́т(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), недоста́ток(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), недоста́ток(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), нехва́тка(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), ску́дость(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | deficít, nedostátok, nedostátok, nexvátka, skúdostʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | cion(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), cion(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), gainne(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), gainne(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), gainnead(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), gainnead(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Spanish | carencia(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), carestía(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), carestía(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), escasez(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), exigüidad(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), menester(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), menester(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), penuria(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Swahili | uchache(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), uchache(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), uhaba(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), uhaba(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — | |
| Tagalog | kauyakan(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Telugu | కొరత(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), కొరత(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | korata, korata | |
| Turkish | azlık(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), darlık(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), darlık(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), kıtlık(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), kıtlık(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), yokluk(the condition of something being scarce or deficient) | — | |
| Ukrainian | неста́ча(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), неста́ча(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | nestáča, nestáča | |
| Welsh | anamlder(the condition of something being scarce or deficient), diffyg(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage), prinder(an inadequate amount of something; a shortage) | — |
escasez
escassedat, escassesa, escassetat
nedostatek, nedostatek
schaarste, tekort
malabundo
pula, vähyys
manque, pénurie, rareté
escaseza, escaseza
Knappheit, Mangel
scarsità, scarsità
inopia, paucitās
ngōuruuru
niedostatek
carestia, escassez, escassez
дефици́т, недоста́ток, недоста́ток, нехва́тка, ску́дость
deficít, nedostátok, nedostátok, nexvátka, skúdostʹ
cion, cion, gainne, gainne, gainnead, gainnead
carencia, carestía, carestía, escasez, exigüidad, menester, menester, penuria
uchache, uchache, uhaba, uhaba
kauyakan
azlık, darlık, darlık, kıtlık, kıtlık, yokluk
anamlder, diffyg, prinder
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.