momentan

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin mōmentāneus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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momentan

  1. momentary

Inflection

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Inflection of momentan
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular momentan 2
Indefinite neuter singular momentant 2
Plural momentane 2
Definite attributive1 momentane
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Esperanto

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Adjective

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momentan

  1. accusative singular of momenta

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mōmentāneus (momentary).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [momɛnˈtaːn]
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  • Hyphenation: mo‧men‧tan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

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momentan (strong nominative masculine singular momentaner, not comparable)

  1. current
  2. present

Declension

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Adverb

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momentan

  1. at the moment
  2. currently
  3. for the time being
  4. just now
  5. presently

Further reading

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  • momentan” in Duden online
  • momentan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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momentan (masculine momentanen, neuter momentaant, not comparable)

  1. current, present

Adverb

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momentan

  1. currently, presently
  2. at the moment

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin momentaneus or Italian momentaneo or French momentané or German momentan.

Adjective

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momentan m or n (feminine singular momentană, masculine plural momentani, feminine and neuter plural momentane)

  1. temporary
  2. current

Declension

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Swedish

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Adjective

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momentan (not comparable)

  1. lasting only a short while; momentary
    en momentan fred
    a momentary peace
  2. instantaneous

Declension

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Inflection of momentan
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular momentan momentanare momentanast
Neuter singular momentant momentanare momentanast
Plural momentana momentanare momentanast
Masculine plural3 momentane momentanare momentanast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 momentane momentanare momentanaste
All momentana momentanare momentanaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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