intellektuell
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French intellectuel.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
intellektuell (strong nominative masculine singular intellektueller, comparative intellektueller, superlative am intellektuellsten)
- intellectual; academic
- 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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Declension
Positive forms of intellektuell
Comparative forms of intellektuell
Superlative forms of intellektuell
Derived terms
Further reading
- “intellektuell” in Duden online
- “intellektuell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.
Adjective
intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin intellectualis, via French intellectuel.
Adjective
intellektuell (neuter singular intellektuelt, definite singular and plural intellektuelle)
Swedish
Declension
| Inflection of intellektuell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | intellektuell | — | — |
| Neuter singular | intellektuellt | — | — |
| Plural | intellektuella | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | intellektuelle | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | intellektuelle | — | — |
| All | intellektuella | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
- antiintellektuell
See also
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