spontan

See also: spontán

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɔnˈtan]

Adjective

spontan (feminine spontane)

1. (literary) spontaneous

Derived terms

• spontanisht

Danish

Etymology

From Latin spontaneus.

Adjective

spontan (neuter spontant, plural and definite singular attributive spontane)

1. spontaneous

Inflection

Inflection of spontan

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	spontan	mere spontan	mest spontan2
indefinite neuter singular	spontant	mere spontan	mest spontan2
plural	spontane	mere spontan	mest spontan2
definite attributive1	spontane	mere spontan	mest spontane

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

• spontanitet

References

• “spontan” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spontāneus, from Latin sponte (suā) (“of one's free will, voluntarily”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɔnˈtaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

spontan (strong nominative masculine singular spontaner, comparative spontaner, superlative am spontansten)

1. spontaneous
2. ad hoc

Declension

Positive forms of spontan number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist spontan sie ist spontan es ist spontan sie sind spontan strong declension (without article) nominative spontaner spontane spontanes spontane genitive spontanen spontaner spontanen spontaner dative spontanem spontaner spontanem spontanen accusative spontanen spontane spontanes spontane weak declension (with definite article) nominative der spontane die spontane das spontane die spontanen genitive des spontanen der spontanen des spontanen der spontanen dative dem spontanen der spontanen dem spontanen den spontanen accusative den spontanen die spontane das spontane die spontanen mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein spontaner eine spontane ein spontanes (keine) spontanen genitive eines spontanen einer spontanen eines spontanen (keiner) spontanen dative einem spontanen einer spontanen einem spontanen (keinen) spontanen accusative einen spontanen eine spontane ein spontanes (keine) spontanen Comparative forms of spontan number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist spontaner sie ist spontaner es ist spontaner sie sind spontaner strong declension (without article) nominative spontanerer spontanere spontaneres spontanere genitive spontaneren spontanerer spontaneren spontanerer dative spontanerem spontanerer spontanerem spontaneren accusative spontaneren spontanere spontaneres spontanere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der spontanere die spontanere das spontanere die spontaneren genitive des spontaneren der spontaneren des spontaneren der spontaneren dative dem spontaneren der spontaneren dem spontaneren den spontaneren accusative den spontaneren die spontanere das spontanere die spontaneren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein spontanerer eine spontanere ein spontaneres (keine) spontaneren genitive eines spontaneren einer spontaneren eines spontaneren (keiner) spontaneren dative einem spontaneren einer spontaneren einem spontaneren (keinen) spontaneren accusative einen spontaneren eine spontanere ein spontaneres (keine) spontaneren Superlative forms of spontan number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am spontansten sie ist am spontansten es ist am spontansten sie sind am spontansten strong declension (without article) nominative spontanster spontanste spontanstes spontanste genitive spontansten spontanster spontansten spontanster dative spontanstem spontanster spontanstem spontansten accusative spontansten spontanste spontanstes spontanste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der spontanste die spontanste das spontanste die spontansten genitive des spontansten der spontansten des spontansten der spontansten dative dem spontansten der spontansten dem spontansten den spontansten accusative den spontansten die spontanste das spontanste die spontansten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein spontanster eine spontanste ein spontanstes (keine) spontansten genitive eines spontansten einer spontansten eines spontansten (keiner) spontansten dative einem spontansten einer spontansten einem spontansten (keinen) spontansten accusative einen spontansten eine spontanste ein spontanstes (keine) spontansten

Further reading

• “spontan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “spontan” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “spontan” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch spontaan, from German spontan, from Latin spontāneus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈspontan/ [ˈspon̪.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -ontan
• Syllabification: spon‧tan

Adjective

spontan (comparative lebih spontan, superlative paling spontan)

1. spontaneous:
   1. self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause

      Synonym: serta-merta

   2. done by one's own free choice, or without planning

      Synonym: wajar

Derived terms

• kespontanan

Related terms

• spontanitas

Further reading

• “spontan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

1. spontaneous

   en spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

1. spontaneous

   ein spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin sponte

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -āneus

Latin spontaneus

French spontanébor.

Romanian spontan

Borrowed from French spontané, from Latin spontaneus.

Adjective

spontan m or n (feminine singular spontană, masculine plural spontani, feminine/neuter plural spontane)

1. spontaneous

Declension

Declension of spontan

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	spontan		spontană	spontani	spontane
	definite	spontanul		spontana	spontanii	spontanele
genitive- dative	indefinite	spontan		spontane	spontani	spontane
	definite	spontanului		spontanei	spontanilor	spontanelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spôntaːn/
• Hyphenation: spon‧tan

Adjective

spȍntān (Cyrillic spelling спо̏нта̄н, definite spȍntānī, comparative spontaniji)

1. spontaneous

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontan	spontana	spontano
genitive		spontana	spontane	spontana
dative		spontanu	spontanoj	spontanu
accusative	inanimate animate	spontan spontana	spontanu	spontano
vocative		spontan	spontana	spontano
locative		spontanu	spontanoj	spontanu
instrumental		spontanim	spontanom	spontanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontani	spontane	spontana
genitive		spontanih	spontanih	spontanih
dative		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)
accusative		spontane	spontane	spontana
vocative		spontani	spontane	spontana
locative		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)
instrumental		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontani	spontana	spontano
genitive		spontanog(a)	spontane	spontanog(a)
dative		spontanom(u/e)	spontanoj	spontanom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	spontani spontanog(a)	spontanu	spontano
vocative		spontani	spontana	spontano
locative		spontanom(e/u)	spontanoj	spontanom(e/u)
instrumental		spontanim	spontanom	spontanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontani	spontane	spontana
genitive		spontanih	spontanih	spontanih
dative		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)
accusative		spontane	spontane	spontana
vocative		spontani	spontane	spontana
locative		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)
instrumental		spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)	spontanim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontaniji	spontanija	spontanije
genitive		spontanijeg(a)	spontanije	spontanijeg(a)
dative		spontanijem(u)	spontanijoj	spontanijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	spontaniji spontanijeg(a)	spontaniju	spontanije
vocative		spontaniji	spontanija	spontanije
locative		spontanijem(u)	spontanijoj	spontanijem(u)
instrumental		spontanijim	spontanijom	spontanijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		spontaniji	spontanije	spontanija
genitive		spontanijih	spontanijih	spontanijih
dative		spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)
accusative		spontanije	spontanije	spontanija
vocative		spontaniji	spontanije	spontanija
locative		spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)
instrumental		spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)	spontanijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najspontaniji	najspontanija	najspontanije
genitive		najspontanijeg(a)	najspontanije	najspontanijeg(a)
dative		najspontanijem(u)	najspontanijoj	najspontanijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najspontaniji najspontanijeg(a)	najspontaniju	najspontanije
vocative		najspontaniji	najspontanija	najspontanije
locative		najspontanijem(u)	najspontanijoj	najspontanijem(u)
instrumental		najspontanijim	najspontanijom	najspontanijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najspontaniji	najspontanije	najspontanija
genitive		najspontanijih	najspontanijih	najspontanijih
dative		najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)
accusative		najspontanije	najspontanije	najspontanija
vocative		najspontaniji	najspontanije	najspontanija
locative		najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)
instrumental		najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)	najspontanijim(a)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spontaneus.

Adjective

spontan (comparative spontanare, superlative spontanast)

1. spontaneous

Declension

Inflection of spontan

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	spontan	spontanare	spontanast
neuter singular	spontant	spontanare	spontanast
plural	spontana	spontanare	spontanast
masculine plural2	spontane	spontanare	spontanast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	spontane	spontanare	spontanaste
all	spontana	spontanare	spontanaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• spontanitet (“spontaneity”)

References

• “spontan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “spontan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “spontan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• spontan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)