interessant
Catalan
Etymology
From interessar.
Adjective
interessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural interessants)
Verb
interessant
- 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, 2025.
- “interessant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “interessant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From French intéressant (“interesting”), the present participle of intéresser (“interest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entʁəˈsanˀd/, [e̝ntˢʁəˈsænˀd̥], [e̝ntsχɒ̽ˈsænˀt]
Adjective
interessant
Inflection
| 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
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French intéressant, present participle of intéresser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tə.rɛˈsɑnt/, (Northern Dutch, colloquial) /ˌɪn.trɛˈsɑnt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Adjective
interessant (comparative interessanter, superlative interessantst)
- interesting, arousing or holding the attention of; fascinating [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: boeiend, belangwekkend
- Antonym: oninteressant
- notable, important
- 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/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
interessant (strong nominative masculine singular interessanter, comparative interessanter, superlative am interessantesten)
Declension
Related terms
Adverb
interessant
- 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)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | interessanten | |||
| 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
Audio: (file)
Adjective
interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)
Antonyms
Adverb
interessant
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)
Antonyms
References
- “interessant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn): (file)
Adjective
interessant m (feminine singular interessanta, masculine plural interessants, feminine plural interessantas)