Danish edit

Adjective edit

grotesk

  1. grotesque

Inflection edit

Inflection of grotesk
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)

  1. grotesque

Inflection edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣroːˈtɛsk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: gro‧tesk
  • Rhymes: -ɛsk

Adjective edit

grotesk (comparative grotesker, superlative meest grotesk or groteskst)

  1. grotesque

Inflection edit

Inflection of grotesk
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

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French grotesque.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

grotesk (strong nominative masculine singular grotesker, comparative grotesker, superlative am groteskesten)

  1. grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical

Usage notes edit

  • The word can mean the same as English grotesque in some contexts, but often includes a comical notion.

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • grotesk” in Duden online
  • grotesk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective edit

grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)

  1. grotesque

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective edit

grotesk (neuter singular grotesk, definite singular and plural groteske)

  1. grotesque

References edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From French grotesque.

Adjective edit

grotesk (comparative groteskare, superlative groteskast)

  1. grotesque

Declension edit

Inflection of grotesk
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

Derived terms edit