delikat

See also: Delikat

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French délicat (“delicate”), from Latin dēlicātus (“delightful, delicate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delikaːt/, [d̥eliˈkʰæːˀd̥]

Adjective

delikat

1. exquisite
2. delicate

Inflection

Inflection of delikat
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	delikat	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	delikat	—	—2
Plural	delikate	—	—2
Definite attributive1	delikate	—	—
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.

Related terms

• delikatere
• delikatesse

References

• “delikat” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French délicat, from Latin dēlicātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deliˈkaːt/

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

delikat (comparative delikater, superlative am delikatesten)

1. delicate
2. delicious

Descendants

• → Polish: delikatny
• → Russian: деликатный (delikatnyj)

Further reading

• “delikat” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French délicat, from Latin delicatus

Adjective

• delikat (indefinite singular delikat, definite singular and plural delikate)

1. delicate
2. delicious, tasty

References

• “delikat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “delikat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French délicat, from Latin delicatus

Adjective

• delikat (indefinite singular delikat, definite singular and plural delikate)

1. delicate
2. delicious, tasty

References

• “delikat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.