grotesk
Danish
Adjective
grotesk
- grotesque
Inflection
| Inflection of grotesk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | grotesk | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | grotesk | — | —2 |
| Plural | groteske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | groteske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Noun
grotesk c (singular definite grotesken, plural indefinite grotesker)
- grotesque
Inflection
Declension of grotesk
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grotesk | grotesken | grotesker | groteskerne |
| genitive | grotesks | groteskens | groteskers | groteskernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣroːˈtɛsk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gro‧tesk
- Rhymes: -ɛsk
Adjective
grotesk (comparative grotesker, superlative meest grotesk or groteskst)
- grotesque
Inflection
| Inflection of grotesk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | grotesk | |||
| inflected | groteske | |||
| comparative | grotesker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | grotesk | grotesker | het groteskst het groteskste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | groteske | groteskere | groteskste |
| n. sing. | grotesk | grotesker | groteskste | |
| plural | groteske | groteskere | groteskste | |
| definite | groteske | groteskere | groteskste | |
| partitive | grotesks | groteskers | — | |
See also
groteske on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French grotesque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁoˈtɛsk/
Audio (file)
Adjective
grotesk (strong nominative masculine singular grotesker, comparative grotesker, superlative am groteskesten)
- grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical
Usage notes
- The word can mean the same as English grotesque in some contexts, but often includes a comical notion.
Declension
Positive forms of grotesk
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist grotesk | sie ist grotesk | es ist grotesk | sie sind grotesk | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | grotesker | groteske | groteskes | groteske |
| genitive | grotesken | grotesker | grotesken | grotesker | |
| dative | groteskem | grotesker | groteskem | grotesken | |
| accusative | grotesken | groteske | groteskes | groteske | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der groteske | die groteske | das groteske | die grotesken |
| genitive | des grotesken | der grotesken | des grotesken | der grotesken | |
| dative | dem grotesken | der grotesken | dem grotesken | den grotesken | |
| accusative | den grotesken | die groteske | das groteske | die grotesken | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein grotesker | eine groteske | ein groteskes | (keine) grotesken |
| genitive | eines grotesken | einer grotesken | eines grotesken | (keiner) grotesken | |
| dative | einem grotesken | einer grotesken | einem grotesken | (keinen) grotesken | |
| accusative | einen grotesken | eine groteske | ein groteskes | (keine) grotesken | |
Comparative forms of grotesk
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist grotesker | sie ist grotesker | es ist grotesker | sie sind grotesker | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | groteskerer | groteskere | groteskeres | groteskere |
| genitive | groteskeren | groteskerer | groteskeren | groteskerer | |
| dative | groteskerem | groteskerer | groteskerem | groteskeren | |
| accusative | groteskeren | groteskere | groteskeres | groteskere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der groteskere | die groteskere | das groteskere | die groteskeren |
| genitive | des groteskeren | der groteskeren | des groteskeren | der groteskeren | |
| dative | dem groteskeren | der groteskeren | dem groteskeren | den groteskeren | |
| accusative | den groteskeren | die groteskere | das groteskere | die groteskeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein groteskerer | eine groteskere | ein groteskeres | (keine) groteskeren |
| genitive | eines groteskeren | einer groteskeren | eines groteskeren | (keiner) groteskeren | |
| dative | einem groteskeren | einer groteskeren | einem groteskeren | (keinen) groteskeren | |
| accusative | einen groteskeren | eine groteskere | ein groteskeres | (keine) groteskeren | |
Superlative forms of grotesk
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am groteskesten | sie ist am groteskesten | es ist am groteskesten | sie sind am groteskesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | groteskester | groteskeste | groteskestes | groteskeste |
| genitive | groteskesten | groteskester | groteskesten | groteskester | |
| dative | groteskestem | groteskester | groteskestem | groteskesten | |
| accusative | groteskesten | groteskeste | groteskestes | groteskeste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der groteskeste | die groteskeste | das groteskeste | die groteskesten |
| genitive | des groteskesten | der groteskesten | des groteskesten | der groteskesten | |
| dative | dem groteskesten | der groteskesten | dem groteskesten | den groteskesten | |
| accusative | den groteskesten | die groteskeste | das groteskeste | die groteskesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein groteskester | eine groteskeste | ein groteskestes | (keine) groteskesten |
| genitive | eines groteskesten | einer groteskesten | eines groteskesten | (keiner) groteskesten | |
| dative | einem groteskesten | einer groteskesten | einem groteskesten | (keinen) groteskesten | |
| accusative | einen groteskesten | eine groteskeste | ein groteskestes | (keine) groteskesten | |
Related terms
- Groteske
Further reading
- “grotesk” in Duden online
- “grotesk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.
Adjective
grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)
- grotesque
References
- “grotesk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.
Adjective
grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)
- grotesque
References
- “grotesk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From French grotesque.
Adjective
grotesk (comparative groteskare, superlative groteskast)
- grotesque
Declension
| Inflection of grotesk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | grotesk | groteskare | groteskast |
| Neuter singular | groteskt | groteskare | groteskast |
| Plural | groteska | groteskare | groteskast |
| Masculine plural3 | groteske | groteskare | groteskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | groteske | groteskare | groteskaste |
| All | groteska | groteskare | groteskaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- groteskhet