interessant

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See also: intéressant

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From interessar.

Adjective[edit]

interessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural interessants)

  1. interesting

Verb[edit]

interessant

  1. gerund of interessar

Further reading[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French intéressant (interesting), the present participle of intéresser (interest).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /entʁəˈsanˀd/, [e̝ntˢʁəˈsænˀd̥], [e̝ntsχɒ̽ˈsænˀt]

Adjective[edit]

interessant

  1. interesting
  2. of interest

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of interessant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular interessant interessantere interessantest2
Indefinite neuter singular interessant interessantere interessantest2
Plural interessante interessantere interessantest2
Definite attributive1 interessante interessantere interessanteste
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.

Adverb[edit]

interessant

  1. interestingly

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French intéressant, present participle of intéresser.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tə.rɛˈsɑnt/, (Northern Dutch, colloquial) /ˌɪn.trɛˈsɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective[edit]

interessant (comparative interessanter, superlative interessantst)

  1. interesting, arousing or holding the attention of; fascinating [from 18th c.]
    Synonyms: boeiend, belangwekkend
  2. notable, important
  3. profitable, beneficial

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of interessant
uninflected interessant
inflected interessante
comparative interessanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial interessant interessanter het interessantst
het interessantste
indefinite m./f. sing. interessante interessantere interessantste
n. sing. interessant interessanter interessantste
plural interessante interessantere interessantste
definite interessante interessantere interessantste
partitive interessants interessanters

Derived terms[edit]

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French intéressant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tə.ʁɛˈsant/, /ˌɪn.tʁəˈsant/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective[edit]

interessant (strong nominative masculine singular interessanter, comparative interessanter, superlative am interessantesten)

  1. interesting

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

interessant

  1. interestingly
    Verbringen Sie Ihre Freizeit interessant?
    Did you spend your free time interestingly?

Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

interessant (masculine interessanten, neuter interessant, comparative méi interessant, superlative am interessantsten)

  1. interesting

Declension[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French intéressant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)

  1. interesting

Antonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

interessant

  1. interestingly

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French intéressant.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪnt(ə)rəˈsaŋ/, (neuter) /ɪnt(ə)rəˈsaŋt/

Adjective[edit]

interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)

  1. interesting

Antonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

interessant m (feminine singular interessanta, masculine plural interessants, feminine plural interessantas)

  1. interesting