kuriøs

See also: kurios

Danish

Etymology

From French curieux (“curious”), from Latin cūriōsus (“careful, attentive, inquisitive”). Cognate with German kurios.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuriøːs/, [kʰuɐ̯iˈøːˀs]

Adjective

kuriøs

1. curious (unusual)
2. quaint (interestingly strange)

Inflection

Inflection of kuriøs
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	kuriøs	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	kuriøst	—	—2
Plural	kuriøse	—	—2
Definite attributive1	kuriøse	—	—
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.

Related terms

• kuriositet
• kuriosum

Further reading

• “kuriøs” in Den Danske Ordbog