German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French formidable.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [fɔʁmiˈdaːbl̩]
  • Hyphenation: for‧mi‧da‧bel
  • (file)

Adjective edit

formidabel (strong nominative masculine singular formidabler, comparative formidabler, superlative am formidabelsten)

  1. fantastic, outstanding
  2. (dated) fearsome

Declension edit

Further reading edit

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French formidable.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /foʀmiˈdaːbel/, [foʀmiˈdaːbəl]

Adjective edit

formidabel (masculine formidabelen, neuter formidabelt, comparative méi formidabel, superlative am formidabelsten)

  1. fantastic, outstanding

Declension edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From French formidable, from Latin formidabilis, from formidare (fear).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

formidabel (neuter singular formidabelt, definite singular and plural formidable, comparative mer formidabel or formidablere, superlative mest formidabel or formidablest, / formidableste)

  1. formidable

Usage notes edit

The comparatives are usually mer / mest formidabel; the other forms given are decidedly rare.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From French formidable, from Latin formidabilis, from formidare (fear).

Adjective edit

formidabel (neuter singular formidabelt, definite singular and plural formidable)

  1. formidable

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Swedish edit

Adjective edit

formidabel (not comparable)

  1. formidable (great, impressive)
    en formidabel reporter
    an excellent reporter
  2. formidable (difficult to overcome)
    en formidabel uppgift
    a formidable task

Declension edit

Inflection of formidabel
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular formidabel
Neuter singular formidabelt
Plural formidabla
Masculine plural3 formidable
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 formidable
All formidabla
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

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