penetrant

See also: pénétrant

English

Adjective

penetrant (comparative more penetrant, superlative most penetrant)

  1. That penetrates; piercing.
    • 1952, Vincent Sheean, Rage of the Soul (page 82)
      Young Bob's oddly penetrant voice was raised, to his father's uneasiness, in opposition to Grayson, and thus providentially deflected the ordeal from Charles.

Noun

penetrant (plural penetrants)

  1. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates.

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

penetrant

  1. present participle of penetrar

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from French pénétrant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.nəˈtrɑnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

penetrant (comparative penetranter, superlative penetrantst)

  1. (of smells) pungent, penetrating

Inflection
Inflection of penetrant
uninflected penetrant
inflected penetrante
comparative penetranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial penetrantpenetranterhet penetrantst
het penetrantste
indefinite m./f. sing. penetrantepenetranterepenetrantste
n. sing. penetrantpenetranterpenetrantste
plural penetrantepenetranterepenetrantste
definite penetrantepenetranterepenetrantste
partitive penetrantspenetranters—

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pénétrant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [peneˈtʁant]
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ne‧trant

Adjective

penetrant (strong nominative masculine singular penetranter, comparative penetranter, superlative am penetrantesten)

  1. (of a sound, voice, etc.) piercing
  2. (of a smell, etc.) penetrating
  3. pushy, obtrusive

Declension
Positive forms of penetrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist penetrant sie ist penetrant es ist penetrant sie sind penetrant
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative penetranter penetrante penetrantes penetrante
genitive penetranten penetranter penetranten penetranter
dative penetrantem penetranter penetrantem penetranten
accusative penetranten penetrante penetrantes penetrante
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der penetrante die penetrante das penetrante die penetranten
genitive des penetranten der penetranten des penetranten der penetranten
dative dem penetranten der penetranten dem penetranten den penetranten
accusative den penetranten die penetrante das penetrante die penetranten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein penetranter eine penetrante ein penetrantes (keine) penetranten
genitive eines penetranten einer penetranten eines penetranten (keiner) penetranten
dative einem penetranten einer penetranten einem penetranten (keinen) penetranten
accusative einen penetranten eine penetrante ein penetrantes (keine) penetranten
Comparative forms of penetrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist penetranter sie ist penetranter es ist penetranter sie sind penetranter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative penetranterer penetrantere penetranteres penetrantere
genitive penetranteren penetranterer penetranteren penetranterer
dative penetranterem penetranterer penetranterem penetranteren
accusative penetranteren penetrantere penetranteres penetrantere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der penetrantere die penetrantere das penetrantere die penetranteren
genitive des penetranteren der penetranteren des penetranteren der penetranteren
dative dem penetranteren der penetranteren dem penetranteren den penetranteren
accusative den penetranteren die penetrantere das penetrantere die penetranteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein penetranterer eine penetrantere ein penetranteres (keine) penetranteren
genitive eines penetranteren einer penetranteren eines penetranteren (keiner) penetranteren
dative einem penetranteren einer penetranteren einem penetranteren (keinen) penetranteren
accusative einen penetranteren eine penetrantere ein penetranteres (keine) penetranteren
Superlative forms of penetrant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am penetrantesten sie ist am penetrantesten es ist am penetrantesten sie sind am penetrantesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative penetrantester penetranteste penetrantestes penetranteste
genitive penetrantesten penetrantester penetrantesten penetrantester
dative penetrantestem penetrantester penetrantestem penetrantesten
accusative penetrantesten penetranteste penetrantestes penetranteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der penetranteste die penetranteste das penetranteste die penetrantesten
genitive des penetrantesten der penetrantesten des penetrantesten der penetrantesten
dative dem penetrantesten der penetrantesten dem penetrantesten den penetrantesten
accusative den penetrantesten die penetranteste das penetranteste die penetrantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein penetrantester eine penetranteste ein penetrantestes (keine) penetrantesten
genitive eines penetrantesten einer penetrantesten eines penetrantesten (keiner) penetrantesten
dative einem penetrantesten einer penetrantesten einem penetrantesten (keinen) penetrantesten
accusative einen penetrantesten eine penetranteste ein penetrantestes (keine) penetrantesten

Further reading
  • “penetrant” in Duden online
  • “penetrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

penetrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of penetrō

Romanian

Etymology

From French pénétrant.

Adjective

penetrant m or n (feminine singular penetrantă, masculine plural penetranți, feminine and neuter plural penetrante)

  1. penetrating

Declension
Declension of penetrant
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite penetrant penetrantă penetranți penetrante
definite penetrantul penetranta penetranții penetrantele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite penetrant penetrante penetranți penetrante
definite penetrantului penetrantei penetranților penetrantelor
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