grotesk

Danish

Adjective

grotesk

  1. grotesque

Inflection

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

grotesk c (singular definite grotesken, plural indefinite grotesker)

  1. grotesque

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

grotesk (comparative grotesker, superlative meest grotesk or groteskst)

  1. grotesque

Inflection

Inflection of grotesk
uninflected grotesk
inflected groteske
comparative grotesker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial groteskgroteskerhet groteskst
het groteskste
indefinite m./f. sing. groteskegroteskeregroteskste
n. sing. groteskgroteskergroteskste
plural groteskegroteskeregroteskste
definite groteskegroteskeregroteskste
partitive grotesksgroteskers

See also

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French grotesque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁoˈtɛsk/
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Adjective

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

  1. grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical

Usage notes

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

Declension

  • Groteske

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective

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

  1. grotesque

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective

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

  1. grotesque

References

Swedish

Etymology

From French grotesque.

Adjective

grotesk (comparative groteskare, superlative groteskast)

  1. grotesque (ugly through distorted features (or conventionally ugly, when deliberate as art))
  2. grotesque (repulsive, especially morally)

Declension

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

Noun

grotesk c

  1. grotesque (style of ornamentation)
  2. a grotesque (object of art in grotesque style)
  3. (typography) grotesque

Declension

Declension of grotesk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grotesk grotesken grotesker groteskerna
Genitive grotesks groteskens groteskers groteskernas

Derived terms

  • groteskhet

References

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