interessant

See also: intéressant

Catalan

Etymology

From interessar.

Adjective

interessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural interessants)

  1. interesting

Verb

interessant

  1. gerund of interessar

Further reading

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

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)

  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

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)

  1. interesting

Declension

Adverb

interessant

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

Further reading

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 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)

  1. interesting

Antonyms

Adverb

interessant

  1. interestingly

References

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

References

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. interesting