spontan
See also: spontán
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [spɔnˈtan]
Adjective
spontan m (feminine spontane)
- spontaneous
Derived terms
- spontanisht
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin spontāneus, from Latin sponte (suā) (“of one's free will, voluntarily”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpɔnˈtaːn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːn
Adjective
spontan (strong nominative masculine singular spontaner, comparative spontaner, superlative am spontansten)
- spontaneous
- ad hoc
Declension
Positive forms of spontan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist spontan | sie ist spontan | es ist spontan | sie sind spontan | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | spontaner | spontane | spontanes | spontane |
| genitive | spontanen | spontaner | spontanen | spontaner | |
| dative | spontanem | spontaner | spontanem | spontanen | |
| accusative | spontanen | spontane | spontanes | spontane | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der spontane | die spontane | das spontane | die spontanen |
| genitive | des spontanen | der spontanen | des spontanen | der spontanen | |
| dative | dem spontanen | der spontanen | dem spontanen | den spontanen | |
| accusative | den spontanen | die spontane | das spontane | die spontanen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein spontaner | eine spontane | ein spontanes | (keine) spontanen |
| genitive | eines spontanen | einer spontanen | eines spontanen | (keiner) spontanen | |
| dative | einem spontanen | einer spontanen | einem spontanen | (keinen) spontanen | |
| accusative | einen spontanen | eine spontane | ein spontanes | (keine) spontanen | |
Comparative forms of spontan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist spontaner | sie ist spontaner | es ist spontaner | sie sind spontaner | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | spontanerer | spontanere | spontaneres | spontanere |
| genitive | spontaneren | spontanerer | spontaneren | spontanerer | |
| dative | spontanerem | spontanerer | spontanerem | spontaneren | |
| accusative | spontaneren | spontanere | spontaneres | spontanere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der spontanere | die spontanere | das spontanere | die spontaneren |
| genitive | des spontaneren | der spontaneren | des spontaneren | der spontaneren | |
| dative | dem spontaneren | der spontaneren | dem spontaneren | den spontaneren | |
| accusative | den spontaneren | die spontanere | das spontanere | die spontaneren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein spontanerer | eine spontanere | ein spontaneres | (keine) spontaneren |
| genitive | eines spontaneren | einer spontaneren | eines spontaneren | (keiner) spontaneren | |
| dative | einem spontaneren | einer spontaneren | einem spontaneren | (keinen) spontaneren | |
| accusative | einen spontaneren | eine spontanere | ein spontaneres | (keine) spontaneren | |
Superlative forms of spontan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am spontansten | sie ist am spontansten | es ist am spontansten | sie sind am spontansten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | spontanster | spontanste | spontanstes | spontanste |
| genitive | spontansten | spontanster | spontansten | spontanster | |
| dative | spontanstem | spontanster | spontanstem | spontansten | |
| accusative | spontansten | spontanste | spontanstes | spontanste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der spontanste | die spontanste | das spontanste | die spontansten |
| genitive | des spontansten | der spontansten | des spontansten | der spontansten | |
| dative | dem spontansten | der spontansten | dem spontansten | den spontansten | |
| accusative | den spontansten | die spontanste | das spontanste | die spontansten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein spontanster | eine spontanste | ein spontanstes | (keine) spontansten |
| genitive | eines spontansten | einer spontansten | eines spontansten | (keiner) spontansten | |
| dative | einem spontansten | einer spontansten | einem spontansten | (keinen) spontansten | |
| accusative | einen spontansten | eine spontanste | ein spontanstes | (keine) spontansten | |
Further reading
- “spontan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “spontan” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “spontan” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch spontaan, from German spontan, from Latin spontāneus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspɔntan]
- Hyphenation: spon‧tan
- Rhymes: -tan, -an, -n
Adjective
spontan
- spontaneous:
- self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
- Synonym: serta merta
- done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
- Synonym: wajar
- self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
Derived terms
- kespontanan
Related terms
- spontanitas
Further reading
- “spontan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)
- spontaneous
- en spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)
- spontaneous
- ein spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)
Romanian
Etymology
From French spontané, from Latin spontaneus.
Adjective
spontan m or n (feminine singular spontană, masculine plural spontani, feminine and neuter plural spontane)
- spontaneous
Declension
Declension of spontan
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | spontan | spontană | spontani | spontane | ||
| definite | spontanul | spontana | spontanii | spontanele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | spontan | spontane | spontani | spontane | ||
| definite | spontanului | spontanei | spontanilor | spontanelor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spôntaːn/
- Hyphenation: spon‧tan
Adjective
spȍntān (definite spȍntānī, comparative spontaniji, Cyrillic spelling спо̏нта̄н)
- spontaneous
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spontan | spontana | spontano | |
| genitive | spontana | spontane | spontana | |
| dative | spontanu | spontanoj | spontanu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | spontan spontana | spontanu | spontano |
| vocative | spontan | spontana | spontano | |
| locative | spontanu | spontanoj | spontanu | |
| instrumental | spontanim | spontanom | spontanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | spontani | spontane | spontana | |
| genitive | spontanih | spontanih | spontanih | |
| dative | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
| accusative | spontane | spontane | spontana | |
| vocative | spontani | spontane | spontana | |
| locative | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
| instrumental | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spontani | spontana | spontano | |
| genitive | spontanog(a) | spontane | spontanog(a) | |
| dative | spontanom(u/e) | spontanoj | spontanom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | spontani spontanog(a) | spontanu | spontano |
| vocative | spontani | spontana | spontano | |
| locative | spontanom(e/u) | spontanoj | spontanom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | spontanim | spontanom | spontanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | spontani | spontane | spontana | |
| genitive | spontanih | spontanih | spontanih | |
| dative | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
| accusative | spontane | spontane | spontana | |
| vocative | spontani | spontane | spontana | |
| locative | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
| instrumental | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | spontanim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spontaniji | spontanija | spontanije | |
| genitive | spontanijeg(a) | spontanije | spontanijeg(a) | |
| dative | spontanijem(u) | spontanijoj | spontanijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | spontaniji spontanijeg(a) | spontaniju | spontanije |
| vocative | spontaniji | spontanija | spontanije | |
| locative | spontanijem(u) | spontanijoj | spontanijem(u) | |
| instrumental | spontanijim | spontanijom | spontanijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | spontaniji | spontanije | spontanija | |
| genitive | spontanijih | spontanijih | spontanijih | |
| dative | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | |
| accusative | spontanije | spontanije | spontanija | |
| vocative | spontaniji | spontanije | spontanija | |
| locative | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | |
| instrumental | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | spontanijim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najspontaniji | najspontanija | najspontanije | |
| genitive | najspontanijeg(a) | najspontanije | najspontanijeg(a) | |
| dative | najspontanijem(u) | najspontanijoj | najspontanijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | najspontaniji najspontanijeg(a) | najspontaniju | najspontanije |
| vocative | najspontaniji | najspontanija | najspontanije | |
| locative | najspontanijem(u) | najspontanijoj | najspontanijem(u) | |
| instrumental | najspontanijim | najspontanijom | najspontanijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najspontaniji | najspontanije | najspontanija | |
| genitive | najspontanijih | najspontanijih | najspontanijih | |
| dative | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | |
| accusative | najspontanije | najspontanije | najspontanija | |
| vocative | najspontaniji | najspontanije | najspontanija | |
| locative | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | |
| instrumental | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | najspontanijim(a) | |
Swedish
Etymology
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Adjective
spontan (comparative spontanare, superlative spontanast)
- spontaneous
Declension
| Inflection of spontan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | spontan | spontanare | spontanast |
| Neuter singular | spontant | spontanare | spontanast |
| Plural | spontana | spontanare | spontanast |
| Masculine plural3 | spontane | spontanare | spontanast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | spontane | spontanare | spontanaste |
| All | spontana | spontanare | spontanaste |
| 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 | |||