charmant
Danish
Etymology
Via German charmant from French charmant, a participle of the verb charmer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕɑˀmɐnˀd̥]
Verb
charmant (plural and definite singular attributive charmante)
- charming
References
- “charmant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French charmant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑrˈmɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: char‧mant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Adjective
charmant (comparative charmanter, superlative charmantst)
- charming, agreeable, nice
Inflection
| Inflection of charmant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | charmant | |||
| inflected | charmante | |||
| comparative | charmanter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | charmant | charmanter | het charmantst het charmantste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | charmante | charmantere | charmantste |
| n. sing. | charmant | charmanter | charmantste | |
| plural | charmante | charmantere | charmantste | |
| definite | charmante | charmantere | charmantste | |
| partitive | charmants | charmanters | — | |
Derived terms
- charmantheid
Related terms
- charme
- charmeren
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.mɑ̃/
Audio (France) (file) - Homophone: charmants
Adjective
charmant (feminine charmante, masculine plural charmants, feminine plural charmantes)
- charming
Derived terms
- charmante compagnie
- prince charmant
Participle
charmant
- present participle of charmer
Further reading
- “charmant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- marchant
German
Alternative forms
- scharmant (rare, deprecated)
Etymology
Borrowed from French charmant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa(r)ˈmant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
charmant (strong nominative masculine singular charmanter, comparative charmanter, superlative am charmantesten)
- charming
Declension
Positive forms of charmant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist charmant | sie ist charmant | es ist charmant | sie sind charmant | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | charmanter | charmante | charmantes | charmante |
| genitive | charmanten | charmanter | charmanten | charmanter | |
| dative | charmantem | charmanter | charmantem | charmanten | |
| accusative | charmanten | charmante | charmantes | charmante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der charmante | die charmante | das charmante | die charmanten |
| genitive | des charmanten | der charmanten | des charmanten | der charmanten | |
| dative | dem charmanten | der charmanten | dem charmanten | den charmanten | |
| accusative | den charmanten | die charmante | das charmante | die charmanten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein charmanter | eine charmante | ein charmantes | (keine) charmanten |
| genitive | eines charmanten | einer charmanten | eines charmanten | (keiner) charmanten | |
| dative | einem charmanten | einer charmanten | einem charmanten | (keinen) charmanten | |
| accusative | einen charmanten | eine charmante | ein charmantes | (keine) charmanten | |
Comparative forms of charmant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist charmanter | sie ist charmanter | es ist charmanter | sie sind charmanter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | charmanterer | charmantere | charmanteres | charmantere |
| genitive | charmanteren | charmanterer | charmanteren | charmanterer | |
| dative | charmanterem | charmanterer | charmanterem | charmanteren | |
| accusative | charmanteren | charmantere | charmanteres | charmantere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der charmantere | die charmantere | das charmantere | die charmanteren |
| genitive | des charmanteren | der charmanteren | des charmanteren | der charmanteren | |
| dative | dem charmanteren | der charmanteren | dem charmanteren | den charmanteren | |
| accusative | den charmanteren | die charmantere | das charmantere | die charmanteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein charmanterer | eine charmantere | ein charmanteres | (keine) charmanteren |
| genitive | eines charmanteren | einer charmanteren | eines charmanteren | (keiner) charmanteren | |
| dative | einem charmanteren | einer charmanteren | einem charmanteren | (keinen) charmanteren | |
| accusative | einen charmanteren | eine charmantere | ein charmanteres | (keine) charmanteren | |
Superlative forms of charmant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am charmantesten | sie ist am charmantesten | es ist am charmantesten | sie sind am charmantesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | charmantester | charmanteste | charmantestes | charmanteste |
| genitive | charmantesten | charmantester | charmantesten | charmantester | |
| dative | charmantestem | charmantester | charmantestem | charmantesten | |
| accusative | charmantesten | charmanteste | charmantestes | charmanteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der charmanteste | die charmanteste | das charmanteste | die charmantesten |
| genitive | des charmantesten | der charmantesten | des charmantesten | der charmantesten | |
| dative | dem charmantesten | der charmantesten | dem charmantesten | den charmantesten | |
| accusative | den charmantesten | die charmanteste | das charmanteste | die charmantesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein charmantester | eine charmanteste | ein charmantestes | (keine) charmantesten |
| genitive | eines charmantesten | einer charmantesten | eines charmantesten | (keiner) charmantesten | |
| dative | einem charmantesten | einer charmantesten | einem charmantesten | (keinen) charmantesten | |
| accusative | einen charmantesten | eine charmanteste | ein charmantestes | (keine) charmantesten | |
Further reading
- “charmant” in Duden online
- “charmant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Swedish
Adjective
charmant (comparative charmantare, superlative charmantast)
- charming, lovely
Declension
| Inflection of charmant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | charmant | charmantare | charmantast |
| Neuter singular | charmant | charmantare | charmantast |
| Plural | charmanta | charmantare | charmantast |
| Masculine plural3 | charmante | charmantare | charmantast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | charmante | charmantare | charmantaste |
| All | charmanta | charmantare | charmantaste |
| 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
- charmant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- charmant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- charmant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)