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Enorm
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Enorm
ENORM'
,Adj.
Definition 2024
enorm
enorm
English
Adjective
enorm (comparative more enorm, superlative most enorm)
- (obsolete) enormous
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowing from French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eˈnɒˀm]
Adjective
enorm
Inflection
| Inflection of enorm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | enorm | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | enormt | — | —2 |
| Plural | enorme | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | enorme | — | — |
| 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. | |||
References
- “enorm” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.
Adjective
enorm (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of enorm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | enorm | |||
| inflected | enorme | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | enorm | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | enorme | ||
| n. sing. | enorm | |||
| plural | enorme | |||
| definite | enorme | |||
| partitive | enorms | |||
Adverb
enorm
German
Etymology
Borrowing from French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈnɔʁm/
Adjective
enorm (comparative enormer, superlative am enormsten)
Declension
Positive forms of enorm
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist enorm | sie ist enorm | es ist enorm | sie sind enorm | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | enormer | enorme | enormes | enorme |
| genitive | enormen | enormer | enormen | enormer | |
| dative | enormem | enormer | enormem | enormen | |
| accusative | enormen | enorme | enormes | enorme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der enorme | die enorme | das enorme | die enormen |
| genitive | des enormen | der enormen | des enormen | der enormen | |
| dative | dem enormen | der enormen | dem enormen | den enormen | |
| accusative | den enormen | die enorme | das enorme | die enormen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein enormer | eine enorme | ein enormes | (keine) enormen |
| genitive | eines enormen | einer enormen | eines enormen | (keiner) enormen | |
| dative | einem enormen | einer enormen | einem enormen | (keinen) enormen | |
| accusative | einen enormen | eine enorme | ein enormes | (keine) enormen | |
Comparative forms of enorm
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist enormer | sie ist enormer | es ist enormer | sie sind enormer | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | enormerer | enormere | enormeres | enormere |
| genitive | enormeren | enormerer | enormeren | enormerer | |
| dative | enormerem | enormerer | enormerem | enormeren | |
| accusative | enormeren | enormere | enormeres | enormere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der enormere | die enormere | das enormere | die enormeren |
| genitive | des enormeren | der enormeren | des enormeren | der enormeren | |
| dative | dem enormeren | der enormeren | dem enormeren | den enormeren | |
| accusative | den enormeren | die enormere | das enormere | die enormeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein enormerer | eine enormere | ein enormeres | (keine) enormeren |
| genitive | eines enormeren | einer enormeren | eines enormeren | (keiner) enormeren | |
| dative | einem enormeren | einer enormeren | einem enormeren | (keinen) enormeren | |
| accusative | einen enormeren | eine enormere | ein enormeres | (keine) enormeren | |
Superlative forms of enorm
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am enormsten | sie ist am enormsten | es ist am enormsten | sie sind am enormsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | enormster | enormste | enormstes | enormste |
| genitive | enormsten | enormster | enormsten | enormster | |
| dative | enormstem | enormster | enormstem | enormsten | |
| accusative | enormsten | enormste | enormstes | enormste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der enormste | die enormste | das enormste | die enormsten |
| genitive | des enormsten | der enormsten | des enormsten | der enormsten | |
| dative | dem enormsten | der enormsten | dem enormsten | den enormsten | |
| accusative | den enormsten | die enormste | das enormste | die enormsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein enormster | eine enormste | ein enormstes | (keine) enormsten |
| genitive | eines enormsten | einer enormsten | eines enormsten | (keiner) enormsten | |
| dative | einem enormsten | einer enormsten | einem enormsten | (keinen) enormsten | |
| accusative | einen enormsten | eine enormste | ein enormstes | (keine) enormsten | |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ēnōrmis via French énorme.
Adjective
enorm (neuter singular enormt, definite singular and plural enorme)
References
- “enorm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːnɔrm/ (example of pronunciation)
Adjective
enorm (masculine and feminine enorm, neuter enormt, definite singular and plural enorme, comparative meir enorm, superlative mest enorm)
Related terms
References
- “enorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.