interessant

See also: intéressant

Catalan

Etymology

From interessar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

interessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural interessants)

1. interesting

Verb

interessant

1. gerund of interessar

Further reading

• “interessant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “interessant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “interessant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “interessant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

interessant

1. interesting
2. of interest

Inflection

Inflection of interessant

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite 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

interessant

1. interestingly

Further reading

• “interessant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French intéressant, present participle of intéresser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tə.rɛˈsɑnt/, (Northern Dutch, colloquial) /ˌɪn.trɛˈsɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

interessant (comparative interessanter, superlative interessantst)

1. interesting, arousing or holding the attention of; fascinating [from 18th c.]

   Synonyms: boeiend, belangwekkend

   Antonym: oninteressant

2. notable, important
3. profitable, beneficial

Declension

Declension 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

• allerinteressantst
• interessantheid
• interessantigheid
• oninteressant

Related terms

• interessabel
• interesse
• interesseren
• interest

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French intéressant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tə.ʁɛˈsant/, /ˌɪn.tʁəˈsant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

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

1. interesting

Declension

Positive forms of interessant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist interessant	sie ist interessant	es ist interessant	sie sind interessant
strong declension (without article)	nominative	interessanter	interessante	interessantes	interessante
	genitive	interessanten	interessanter	interessanten	interessanter
	dative	interessantem	interessanter	interessantem	interessanten
	accusative	interessanten	interessante	interessantes	interessante
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der interessante	die interessante	das interessante	die interessanten
	genitive	des interessanten	der interessanten	des interessanten	der interessanten
	dative	dem interessanten	der interessanten	dem interessanten	den interessanten
	accusative	den interessanten	die interessante	das interessante	die interessanten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein interessanter	eine interessante	ein interessantes	(keine) interessanten
	genitive	eines interessanten	einer interessanten	eines interessanten	(keiner) interessanten
	dative	einem interessanten	einer interessanten	einem interessanten	(keinen) interessanten
	accusative	einen interessanten	eine interessante	ein interessantes	(keine) interessanten

Comparative forms of interessant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist interessanter	sie ist interessanter	es ist interessanter	sie sind interessanter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	interessanterer	interessantere	interessanteres	interessantere
	genitive	interessanteren	interessanterer	interessanteren	interessanterer
	dative	interessanterem	interessanterer	interessanterem	interessanteren
	accusative	interessanteren	interessantere	interessanteres	interessantere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der interessantere	die interessantere	das interessantere	die interessanteren
	genitive	des interessanteren	der interessanteren	des interessanteren	der interessanteren
	dative	dem interessanteren	der interessanteren	dem interessanteren	den interessanteren
	accusative	den interessanteren	die interessantere	das interessantere	die interessanteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein interessanterer	eine interessantere	ein interessanteres	(keine) interessanteren
	genitive	eines interessanteren	einer interessanteren	eines interessanteren	(keiner) interessanteren
	dative	einem interessanteren	einer interessanteren	einem interessanteren	(keinen) interessanteren
	accusative	einen interessanteren	eine interessantere	ein interessanteres	(keine) interessanteren

Superlative forms of interessant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am interessantesten	sie ist am interessantesten	es ist am interessantesten	sie sind am interessantesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	interessantester	interessanteste	interessantestes	interessanteste
	genitive	interessantesten	interessantester	interessantesten	interessantester
	dative	interessantestem	interessantester	interessantestem	interessantesten
	accusative	interessantesten	interessanteste	interessantestes	interessanteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der interessanteste	die interessanteste	das interessanteste	die interessantesten
	genitive	des interessantesten	der interessantesten	des interessantesten	der interessantesten
	dative	dem interessantesten	der interessantesten	dem interessantesten	den interessantesten
	accusative	den interessantesten	die interessanteste	das interessanteste	die interessantesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein interessantester	eine interessanteste	ein interessantestes	(keine) interessantesten
	genitive	eines interessantesten	einer interessantesten	eines interessantesten	(keiner) interessantesten
	dative	einem interessantesten	einer interessantesten	einem interessantesten	(keinen) interessantesten
	accusative	einen interessantesten	eine interessanteste	ein interessantestes	(keine) interessantesten

Related terms

• Interesse
• interessieren

Adverb

interessant

1. interestingly

   Verbringen Sie Ihre Freizeit interessant?

   Did you spend your free time interestingly?

Further reading

• “interessant” in Duden online
• “interessant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Adjective

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

1. interesting

Declension

Declension of interessant

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass interessant	si ass interessant	et ass interessant	si si(nn) interessant
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	interessanten	interessant	interessant	interessant
	independent without determiner			interessantes	interessanter
dative	after any declined word	interessanten	interessanter	interessanten	interessanten
	as first declined word	interessantem		interessantem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French intéressant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. interesting

Antonyms

• uinteressant

Adverb

interessant

1. interestingly

References

• “interessant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• interessang (nonstandard)

Etymology

From French intéressant.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. interesting

Antonyms

• uinteressant

References

• “interessant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. interesting