Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From imposar.

Adjective edit

imposant m or f (masculine and feminine plural imposants)

  1. impressive, imposing, stately
    Synonym: imponent

Verb edit

imposant

  1. gerund of imposar

Further reading edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From French imposant (imposing), from imposer (impose).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /emposant/, [empʰoˈsanˀd̥]

Adjective edit

imposant

  1. imposing
  2. (adverbial) imposingly

Inflection edit

Inflection of imposant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular imposant 2
Indefinite neuter singular imposant 2
Plural imposante 2
Definite attributive1 imposante
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.

Further reading edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From imposer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃/
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Adjective edit

imposant (feminine imposante, masculine plural imposants, feminine plural imposantes)

  1. imposing, impressive

Descendants edit

  • Danish: imposant
  • German: imposant

Participle edit

imposant

  1. present participle of imposer

Further reading edit

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French imposant.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

imposant (strong nominative masculine singular imposanter, comparative imposanter, superlative am imposantesten)

  1. impressive, imposing
    Synonyms: beeindruckend, eindrucksvoll, majestätisch, monumental

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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