imposant
Catalan
Etymology
From imposar.
Adjective
imposant m or f (masculine and feminine plural imposants)
- impressive, imposing, stately
- Synonym: imponent
Verb
imposant
- gerund of imposar
Further reading
- “imposant”, 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
- “imposant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “imposant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imposant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From French imposant (“imposing”), from imposer (“impose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emposant/, [empʰoˈsanˀd̥]
Adjective
imposant
- imposing
- (adverbial) imposingly
Inflection
positive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | imposant | — | —2 |
indefinite neuter singular | imposant | — | —2 |
plural | imposante | — | —2 |
definite attributive1 | imposante | — | — |
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.
Further reading
French
Etymology
From imposer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
imposant (feminine imposante, masculine plural imposants, feminine plural imposantes)
Descendants
Participle
imposant
- present participle of imposer
Further reading
- “imposant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French imposant.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
imposant (strong nominative masculine singular imposanter, comparative imposanter, superlative am imposantesten)
- impressive, imposing
- Synonyms: beeindruckend, eindrucksvoll, majestätisch, monumental
Declension
Positive forms of imposant
Comparative forms of imposant
Superlative forms of imposant