spontan

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See also: spontán

Albanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

spontan (feminine spontane)

  1. spontaneous

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin spontāneus, from Latin sponte (suā) (“of one's free will, voluntarily”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɔnˈtaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

spontan (strong nominative masculine singular spontaner, comparative spontaner, superlative am spontansten)

  1. spontaneous
  2. ad hoc

Declension

Positive forms of spontan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist spontan sie ist spontan es ist spontan sie sind spontan
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative spontaner spontane spontanes spontane
genitive spontanen spontaner spontanen spontaner
dative spontanem spontaner spontanem spontanen
accusative spontanen spontane spontanes spontane
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der spontane die spontane das spontane die spontanen
genitive des spontanen der spontanen des spontanen der spontanen
dative dem spontanen der spontanen dem spontanen den spontanen
accusative den spontanen die spontane das spontane die spontanen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein spontaner eine spontane ein spontanes (keine) spontanen
genitive eines spontanen einer spontanen eines spontanen (keiner) spontanen
dative einem spontanen einer spontanen einem spontanen (keinen) spontanen
accusative einen spontanen eine spontane ein spontanes (keine) spontanen
Comparative forms of spontan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist spontaner sie ist spontaner es ist spontaner sie sind spontaner
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative spontanerer spontanere spontaneres spontanere
genitive spontaneren spontanerer spontaneren spontanerer
dative spontanerem spontanerer spontanerem spontaneren
accusative spontaneren spontanere spontaneres spontanere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der spontanere die spontanere das spontanere die spontaneren
genitive des spontaneren der spontaneren des spontaneren der spontaneren
dative dem spontaneren der spontaneren dem spontaneren den spontaneren
accusative den spontaneren die spontanere das spontanere die spontaneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein spontanerer eine spontanere ein spontaneres (keine) spontaneren
genitive eines spontaneren einer spontaneren eines spontaneren (keiner) spontaneren
dative einem spontaneren einer spontaneren einem spontaneren (keinen) spontaneren
accusative einen spontaneren eine spontanere ein spontaneres (keine) spontaneren
Superlative forms of spontan
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am spontansten sie ist am spontansten es ist am spontansten sie sind am spontansten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative spontanster spontanste spontanstes spontanste
genitive spontansten spontanster spontansten spontanster
dative spontanstem spontanster spontanstem spontansten
accusative spontansten spontanste spontanstes spontanste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der spontanste die spontanste das spontanste die spontansten
genitive des spontansten der spontansten des spontansten der spontansten
dative dem spontansten der spontansten dem spontansten den spontansten
accusative den spontansten die spontanste das spontanste die spontansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein spontanster eine spontanste ein spontanstes (keine) spontansten
genitive eines spontansten einer spontansten eines spontansten (keiner) spontansten
dative einem spontansten einer spontansten einem spontansten (keinen) spontansten
accusative einen spontansten eine spontanste ein spontanstes (keine) spontansten

Further reading

  • “spontan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “spontan” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “spontan” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch spontaan, from German spontan, from Latin spontāneus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spontan

  1. spontaneous:
    1. self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
      Synonym: serta merta
    2. done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
      Synonym: wajar

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

  1. spontaneous
    en spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

spontan (neuter singular spontant, definite singular and plural spontane)

  1. spontaneous
    ein spontan abort - a miscarriage (also spontanabort)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spontané, from Latin spontaneus.

Adjective

spontan m or n (feminine singular spontană, masculine plural spontani, feminine and neuter plural spontane)

  1. spontaneous

Declension

Declension of spontan
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite spontan spontană spontani spontane
definite spontanul spontana spontanii spontanele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite spontan spontane spontani spontane
definite spontanului spontanei spontanilor spontanelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spôntaːn/
  • Hyphenation: spon‧tan

Adjective

spȍntān (Cyrillic spelling спо̏нта̄н, definite spȍntānī, comparative spontaniji)

  1. spontaneous

Declension

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontan spontana spontano
genitive spontana spontane spontana
dative spontanu spontanoj spontanu
accusative inanimate
animate 		spontan
spontana 		spontanu spontano
vocative spontan spontana spontano
locative spontanu spontanoj spontanu
instrumental spontanim spontanom spontanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontani spontane spontana
genitive spontanih spontanih spontanih
dative spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
accusative spontane spontane spontana
vocative spontani spontane spontana
locative spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
instrumental spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontani spontana spontano
genitive spontanog(a) spontane spontanog(a)
dative spontanom(u/e) spontanoj spontanom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		spontani
spontanog(a) 		spontanu spontano
vocative spontani spontana spontano
locative spontanom(e/u) spontanoj spontanom(e/u)
instrumental spontanim spontanom spontanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontani spontane spontana
genitive spontanih spontanih spontanih
dative spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
accusative spontane spontane spontana
vocative spontani spontane spontana
locative spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
instrumental spontanim(a) spontanim(a) spontanim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontaniji spontanija spontanije
genitive spontanijeg(a) spontanije spontanijeg(a)
dative spontanijem(u) spontanijoj spontanijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		spontaniji
spontanijeg(a) 		spontaniju spontanije
vocative spontaniji spontanija spontanije
locative spontanijem(u) spontanijoj spontanijem(u)
instrumental spontanijim spontanijom spontanijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative spontaniji spontanije spontanija
genitive spontanijih spontanijih spontanijih
dative spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a)
accusative spontanije spontanije spontanija
vocative spontaniji spontanije spontanija
locative spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a)
instrumental spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a) spontanijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najspontaniji najspontanija najspontanije
genitive najspontanijeg(a) najspontanije najspontanijeg(a)
dative najspontanijem(u) najspontanijoj najspontanijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najspontaniji
najspontanijeg(a) 		najspontaniju najspontanije
vocative najspontaniji najspontanija najspontanije
locative najspontanijem(u) najspontanijoj najspontanijem(u)
instrumental najspontanijim najspontanijom najspontanijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najspontaniji najspontanije najspontanija
genitive najspontanijih najspontanijih najspontanijih
dative najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a)
accusative najspontanije najspontanije najspontanija
vocative najspontaniji najspontanije najspontanija
locative najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a)
instrumental najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a) najspontanijim(a)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spontaneus.

Adjective

spontan (comparative spontanare, superlative spontanast)

  1. spontaneous

Declension

Inflection of spontan
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular spontan spontanare spontanast
Neuter singular spontant spontanare spontanast
Plural spontana spontanare spontanast
Masculine plural3 spontane spontanare spontanast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 spontane spontanare spontanaste
All spontana spontanare spontanaste
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

References

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