interessant
See also: intéressant
Catalan
Etymology
From interessar.
Adjective
interessant (masculine and feminine plural interessants)
- interesting
Verb
interessant
- present participle of interessar
Further reading
- “interessant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “interessant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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
- interesting
- of interest
Inflection
| Inflection of interessant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | interessant | interessantere | interessantest2 |
| 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
- interestingly
Further reading
- “interessant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French intéressant, present participle of intéresser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tə.rɛˈsɑnt/, (Northern Dutch, colloquial) /ˌɪn.trɛˈsɑnt/
interessant (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
- notable, important
- profitable, beneficial
Inflection
| Inflection 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
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)
- interesting
Declension
Positive forms of interessant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist interessant | sie ist interessant | es ist interessant | sie sind interessant | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | interessanter | interessante | interessantes | interessante |
| genitive | interessanten | interessanter | interessanten | interessanter | |
| dative | interessantem | interessanter | interessantem | interessanten | |
| accusative | interessanten | interessante | interessantes | interessante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der interessante | die interessante | das interessante | die interessanten |
| genitive | des interessanten | der interessanten | des interessanten | der interessanten | |
| dative | dem interessanten | der interessanten | dem interessanten | den interessanten | |
| accusative | den interessanten | die interessante | das interessante | die interessanten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein interessanter | eine interessante | ein interessantes | (keine) interessanten |
| genitive | eines interessanten | einer interessanten | eines interessanten | (keiner) interessanten | |
| dative | einem interessanten | einer interessanten | einem interessanten | (keinen) interessanten | |
| accusative | einen interessanten | eine interessante | ein interessantes | (keine) interessanten | |
Comparative forms of interessant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist interessanter | sie ist interessanter | es ist interessanter | sie sind interessanter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | interessanterer | interessantere | interessanteres | interessantere |
| genitive | interessanteren | interessanterer | interessanteren | interessanterer | |
| dative | interessanterem | interessanterer | interessanterem | interessanteren | |
| accusative | interessanteren | interessantere | interessanteres | interessantere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der interessantere | die interessantere | das interessantere | die interessanteren |
| genitive | des interessanteren | der interessanteren | des interessanteren | der interessanteren | |
| dative | dem interessanteren | der interessanteren | dem interessanteren | den interessanteren | |
| accusative | den interessanteren | die interessantere | das interessantere | die interessanteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein interessanterer | eine interessantere | ein interessanteres | (keine) interessanteren |
| genitive | eines interessanteren | einer interessanteren | eines interessanteren | (keiner) interessanteren | |
| dative | einem interessanteren | einer interessanteren | einem interessanteren | (keinen) interessanteren | |
| accusative | einen interessanteren | eine interessantere | ein interessanteres | (keine) interessanteren | |
Superlative forms of interessant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am interessantesten | sie ist am interessantesten | es ist am interessantesten | sie sind am interessantesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | interessantester | interessanteste | interessantestes | interessanteste |
| genitive | interessantesten | interessantester | interessantesten | interessantester | |
| dative | interessantestem | interessantester | interessantestem | interessantesten | |
| accusative | interessantesten | interessanteste | interessantestes | interessanteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der interessanteste | die interessanteste | das interessanteste | die interessantesten |
| genitive | des interessantesten | der interessantesten | des interessantesten | der interessantesten | |
| dative | dem interessantesten | der interessantesten | dem interessantesten | den interessantesten | |
| accusative | den interessantesten | die interessanteste | das interessanteste | die interessantesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein interessantester | eine interessanteste | ein interessantestes | (keine) interessantesten |
| genitive | eines interessantesten | einer interessantesten | eines interessantesten | (keiner) interessantesten | |
| dative | einem interessantesten | einer interessantesten | einem interessantesten | (keinen) interessantesten | |
| accusative | einen interessantesten | eine interessanteste | ein interessantestes | (keine) interessantesten | |
Related terms
- Interesse
- interessieren
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)
- interesting
Declension
declension of interessant
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass interessant | si ass interessant | et ass interessant | si si(nn) interessant | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | interessanten | interessant | interessant | interessant |
| 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)
- interesting
Antonyms
- uinteressant
Adverb
- interestingly
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)
- interesting
Antonyms
- uinteressant
References
- “interessant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Adjective
interessant m (feminine singular interessanta, masculine plural interessants, feminine plural interessantas)
- interesting