grotesk
Danish edit
Adjective edit
grotesk
Inflection edit
Inflection of grotesk | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | grotesk | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | grotesk | — | —2 |
Plural | groteske | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | groteske | — | — |
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. |
Noun edit
grotesk c (singular definite grotesken, plural indefinite grotesker)
Inflection edit
Declension of grotesk
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grotesk | grotesken | grotesker | groteskerne |
genitive | grotesks | groteskens | groteskers | groteskernes |
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grotesk (comparative grotesker, superlative meest grotesk or groteskst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of grotesk | ||||
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uninflected | grotesk | |||
inflected | groteske | |||
comparative | grotesker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | grotesk | grotesker | het groteskst het groteskste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | groteske | groteskere | groteskste |
n. sing. | grotesk | grotesker | groteskste | |
plural | groteske | groteskere | groteskste | |
definite | groteske | groteskere | groteskste | |
partitive | grotesks | groteskers | — |
See also edit
- groteske on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French grotesque.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grotesk (strong nominative masculine singular grotesker, comparative grotesker, superlative am groteskesten)
Usage notes edit
- The word can mean the same as English grotesque in some contexts, but often includes a comical notion.
Declension edit
Positive forms of grotesk
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist grotesk | sie ist grotesk | es ist grotesk | sie sind grotesk | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grotesker | groteske | groteskes | groteske |
genitive | grotesken | grotesker | grotesken | grotesker | |
dative | groteskem | grotesker | groteskem | grotesken | |
accusative | grotesken | groteske | groteskes | groteske | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der groteske | die groteske | das groteske | die grotesken |
genitive | des grotesken | der grotesken | des grotesken | der grotesken | |
dative | dem grotesken | der grotesken | dem grotesken | den grotesken | |
accusative | den grotesken | die groteske | das groteske | die grotesken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein grotesker | eine groteske | ein groteskes | (keine) grotesken |
genitive | eines grotesken | einer grotesken | eines grotesken | (keiner) grotesken | |
dative | einem grotesken | einer grotesken | einem grotesken | (keinen) grotesken | |
accusative | einen grotesken | eine groteske | ein groteskes | (keine) grotesken |
Comparative forms of grotesk
Superlative forms of grotesk
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.
Adjective edit
grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)
References edit
- “grotesk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.
Adjective edit
grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)
References edit
- “grotesk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
grotesk (comparative groteskare, superlative groteskast)
Declension edit
Inflection of grotesk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grotesk | groteskare | groteskast |
Neuter singular | groteskt | groteskare | groteskast |
Plural | groteska | groteskare | groteskast |
Masculine plural3 | groteske | groteskare | groteskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | groteske | groteskare | groteskaste |
All | groteska | groteskare | groteskaste |
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 |