intellektuell

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French intellectuel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

intellektuell (strong nominative masculine singular intellektueller, comparative intellektueller, superlative am intellektuellsten)

  1. intellectual; academic
  2. highbrow; sophisticated
    • 1972, Reinhard Mey (lyrics and music), “Annabelle, ach Annabelle”, in Mein Achtel Lorbeerblatt:
      Annabelle, ach Annabelle / Du bist so herrlich intellektuell / Ich bitte dich, komm sei so gut / Mach meine heile Welt kaputt!
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Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.

Adjective

intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)

  1. intellectual

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.

Adjective

intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)

  1. intellectual

References

Swedish

Etymology

intellekt +‎ -ell

Adjective

intellektuell

  1. intellectual

Declension

Inflection of intellektuell
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular intellektuell
neuter singular intellektuellt
plural intellektuella
masculine plural2 intellektuelle
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 intellektuelle
all intellektuella

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.

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