kuriøs
See also: kurios
Danish
Etymology
From French curieux (“curious”), from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”). Cognate with German kurios.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuriøːs/, [kʰuɐ̯iˈøːˀs]
Adjective
kuriøs
- curious (unusual)
- quaint (interestingly strange)
Inflection
| Inflection of kuriøs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | kuriøs | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | kuriøst | — | —2 |
| Plural | kuriøse | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | kuriøse | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Related terms
- kuriositet
- kuriosum