markant

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑrˈkɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mar‧kant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

markant (comparative markanter, superlative markantst)

  1. striking, distinctive

Inflection

Inflection of markant
uninflected markant
inflected markante
comparative markanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial markantmarkanterhet markantst
het markantste
indefinite m./f. sing. markantemarkanteremarkantste
n. sing. markantmarkantermarkantste
plural markantemarkanteremarkantste
definite markantemarkanteremarkantste
partitive markantsmarkanters

Derived terms

  • markantheid

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁˈkant/, [maʁˈkant], [maɐ̯ˈkant] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /maˈkant/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

markant (strong nominative masculine singular markanter, comparative markanter, superlative am markantesten)

  1. distinctive (easily identifiable)
  2. striking (individual and impressive)
    Synonyms: auffallend, ausgeprägt, hervorstechend
    markante Stimmestriking voice

Declension

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant, the present participle of marquer.

Adjective

markant (comparative markantare, superlative markantast)

  1. striking, prominent

Declension

Inflection of markant
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular markant markantare markantast
Neuter singular markant markantare markantast
Plural markanta markantare markantast
Masculine plural3 markante markantare markantast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 markante markantare markantaste
All markanta markantare markantaste
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

Adverb

markant (comparative markantare, superlative markantast)

  1. markedly, significantly

References

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