markant

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

markant (comparative markanter, superlative markantst)

  1. striking, distinctive

Declension

Declension of markant
uninflected markant
inflected markante
comparative markanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial markant markanter het markantst
het markantste
indefinite m./f. sing. markante markantere markantste
n. sing. markant markanter markantste
plural markante markantere markantste
definite markante markantere markantste
partitive markants markanters

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁˈkant/, , (standard)
  • IPA(key): /maˈkant/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)
  • Audio:(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 superlative1
common singular markant markantare markantast
neuter singular markant markantare markantast
plural markanta markantare markantast
masculine plural2 markante markantare markantast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 markante markantare markantaste
all markanta markantare markantaste

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.

Adverb

markant (comparative markantare, superlative markantast)

  1. markedly, significantly

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