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grotesk

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Danish

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Adjective

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grotesk

  1. grotesque

Inflection

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Inflection of grotesk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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

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grotesk c (singular definite grotesken, plural indefinite grotesker)

  1. grotesque

Inflection

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Declension of grotesk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grotesk grotesken grotesker groteskerne
genitive grotesks groteskens groteskers groteskernes

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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grotesk (comparative grotesker, superlative meest grotesk or groteskst)

  1. grotesque

Declension

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Declension 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

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French grotesque.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. grotesque; bizarre; zany; farcical

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Positive forms of grotesk
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist grotesk sie ist grotesk es ist grotesk sie sind grotesk
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative grotesker groteske groteskes groteske
genitive grotesken grotesker grotesken grotesker
dative groteskem grotesker groteskem grotesken
accusative grotesken groteske groteskes groteske
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der groteske die groteske das groteske die grotesken
genitive des grotesken der grotesken des grotesken der grotesken
dative dem grotesken der grotesken dem grotesken den grotesken
accusative den grotesken die groteske das groteske die grotesken
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein grotesker eine groteske ein groteskes (keine) grotesken
genitive eines grotesken einer grotesken eines grotesken (keiner) grotesken
dative einem grotesken einer grotesken einem grotesken (keinen) grotesken
accusative einen grotesken eine groteske ein groteskes (keine) grotesken
Comparative forms of grotesk
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist grotesker sie ist grotesker es ist grotesker sie sind grotesker
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative groteskerer groteskere groteskeres groteskere
genitive groteskeren groteskerer groteskeren groteskerer
dative groteskerem groteskerer groteskerem groteskeren
accusative groteskeren groteskere groteskeres groteskere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der groteskere die groteskere das groteskere die groteskeren
genitive des groteskeren der groteskeren des groteskeren der groteskeren
dative dem groteskeren der groteskeren dem groteskeren den groteskeren
accusative den groteskeren die groteskere das groteskere die groteskeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein groteskerer eine groteskere ein groteskeres (keine) groteskeren
genitive eines groteskeren einer groteskeren eines groteskeren (keiner) groteskeren
dative einem groteskeren einer groteskeren einem groteskeren (keinen) groteskeren
accusative einen groteskeren eine groteskere ein groteskeres (keine) groteskeren
Superlative forms of grotesk
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am groteskesten sie ist am groteskesten es ist am groteskesten sie sind am groteskesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative groteskester groteskeste groteskestes groteskeste
genitive groteskesten groteskester groteskesten groteskester
dative groteskestem groteskester groteskestem groteskesten
accusative groteskesten groteskeste groteskestes groteskeste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der groteskeste die groteskeste das groteskeste die groteskesten
genitive des groteskesten der groteskesten des groteskesten der groteskesten
dative dem groteskesten der groteskesten dem groteskesten den groteskesten
accusative den groteskesten die groteskeste das groteskeste die groteskesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein groteskester eine groteskeste ein groteskestes (keine) groteskesten
genitive eines groteskesten einer groteskesten eines groteskesten (keiner) groteskesten
dative einem groteskesten einer groteskesten einem groteskesten (keinen) groteskesten
accusative einen groteskesten eine groteskeste ein groteskestes (keine) groteskesten
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Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective

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

  1. grotesque

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Italian grottesco, via French grotesque.

Adjective

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

  1. grotesque

References

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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From French grotesque.

Adjective

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grotesk (comparative groteskare, superlative groteskast)

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

Declension

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Inflection of grotesk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular grotesk groteskare groteskast
neuter singular groteskt groteskare groteskast
plural groteska groteskare groteskast
masculine plural2 groteske groteskare groteskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 groteske groteskare groteskaste
all groteska groteskare groteskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

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grotesk c

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

Declension

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Declension of grotesk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grotesk grotesks
definite grotesken groteskens
plural indefinite grotesker groteskers
definite groteskerna groteskernas

Derived terms

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References

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