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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

More information Declension of, uninflected ...

Derived terms

  • markantheid
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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʁˈkant/, [maʁˈkant], [maɐ̯ˈkant] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /maˈkant/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(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
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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French marquant, the present participle of marquer.

Adjective

markant (comparative markantare, superlative markantast)

  1. striking, prominent

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

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

References

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