formidabel
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French formidable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fɔʁmiˈdaːbl̩]
- Hyphenation: for‧mi‧da‧bel
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Adjective
formidabel (strong nominative masculine singular formidabler, comparative formidabler, superlative am formidabelsten)
- fantastic, outstanding
- (dated) fearsome
Declension
Positive forms of formidabel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist formidabel | sie ist formidabel | es ist formidabel | sie sind formidabel | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | formidabler | formidable | formidables | formidable |
| genitive | formidablen | formidabler | formidablen | formidabler | |
| dative | formidablem | formidabler | formidablem | formidablen | |
| accusative | formidablen | formidable | formidables | formidable | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der formidable | die formidable | das formidable | die formidablen |
| genitive | des formidablen | der formidablen | des formidablen | der formidablen | |
| dative | dem formidablen | der formidablen | dem formidablen | den formidablen | |
| accusative | den formidablen | die formidable | das formidable | die formidablen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein formidabler | eine formidable | ein formidables | (keine) formidablen |
| genitive | eines formidablen | einer formidablen | eines formidablen | (keiner) formidablen | |
| dative | einem formidablen | einer formidablen | einem formidablen | (keinen) formidablen | |
| accusative | einen formidablen | eine formidable | ein formidables | (keine) formidablen | |
Comparative forms of formidabel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist formidabler | sie ist formidabler | es ist formidabler | sie sind formidabler | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | formidablerer | formidablere | formidableres | formidablere |
| genitive | formidableren | formidablerer | formidableren | formidablerer | |
| dative | formidablerem | formidablerer | formidablerem | formidableren | |
| accusative | formidableren | formidablere | formidableres | formidablere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der formidablere | die formidablere | das formidablere | die formidableren |
| genitive | des formidableren | der formidableren | des formidableren | der formidableren | |
| dative | dem formidableren | der formidableren | dem formidableren | den formidableren | |
| accusative | den formidableren | die formidablere | das formidablere | die formidableren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein formidablerer | eine formidablere | ein formidableres | (keine) formidableren |
| genitive | eines formidableren | einer formidableren | eines formidableren | (keiner) formidableren | |
| dative | einem formidableren | einer formidableren | einem formidableren | (keinen) formidableren | |
| accusative | einen formidableren | eine formidablere | ein formidableres | (keine) formidableren | |
Superlative forms of formidabel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am formidabelsten | sie ist am formidabelsten | es ist am formidabelsten | sie sind am formidabelsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | formidabelster | formidabelste | formidabelstes | formidabelste |
| genitive | formidabelsten | formidabelster | formidabelsten | formidabelster | |
| dative | formidabelstem | formidabelster | formidabelstem | formidabelsten | |
| accusative | formidabelsten | formidabelste | formidabelstes | formidabelste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der formidabelste | die formidabelste | das formidabelste | die formidabelsten |
| genitive | des formidabelsten | der formidabelsten | des formidabelsten | der formidabelsten | |
| dative | dem formidabelsten | der formidabelsten | dem formidabelsten | den formidabelsten | |
| accusative | den formidabelsten | die formidabelste | das formidabelste | die formidabelsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein formidabelster | eine formidabelste | ein formidabelstes | (keine) formidabelsten |
| genitive | eines formidabelsten | einer formidabelsten | eines formidabelsten | (keiner) formidabelsten | |
| dative | einem formidabelsten | einer formidabelsten | einem formidabelsten | (keinen) formidabelsten | |
| accusative | einen formidabelsten | eine formidabelste | ein formidabelstes | (keine) formidabelsten | |
Further reading
- “formidabel” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Borrowed from French formidable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foʀmiˈdaːbel/, [foʀmiˈdaːbəl]
Adjective
formidabel (masculine formidabelen, neuter formidabelt, comparative méi formidabel, superlative am formidabelsten)
- fantastic, outstanding
Declension
declension of formidabel
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass formidabel | si ass formidabel | et ass formidabel | si si(nn) formidabel | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | formidabelen | formidabel | formidabelt | formidabel |
| independent without determiner | formidabeles | formidabeler | |||
| dative | after any declined word | formidabelen | formidabeler | formidabelen | formidabelen |
| as first declined word | formidabelem | formidabelem | |||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French formidable, from Latin formidabilis, from formidare (“fear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrmɪˈdɑːbəl/
- Rhymes: -ɑːbəl
Adjective
formidabel (neuter singular formidabelt, definite singular and plural formidable, comparative mer formidabel or formidablere, superlative mest formidabel or formidablest, / formidableste)
- formidable
Usage notes
The comparatives are usually mer / mest formidabel; the other forms given are decidedly rare.
Synonyms
- stor
- kjempestor
- svær
- veldig
References
- “formidabel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “formidabel” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French formidable, from Latin formidabilis, from formidare (“fear”).
Adjective
formidabel (neuter singular formidabelt, definite singular and plural formidable)
- formidable
References
- “formidabel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
formidabel (not comparable)
- formidable (great, impressive)
- en formidabel reporter
- an excellent reporter
- formidable (difficult to overcome)
- en formidabel uppgift
- a formidable task
Declension
| Inflection of formidabel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | formidabel | — | — |
| Neuter singular | formidabelt | — | — |
| Plural | formidabla | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | formidable | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | formidable | — | — |
| All | formidabla | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
- formidabel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- formidabel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- formidabel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)