# interessant
## Catalan
### Etymology

From interessar.

### Adjective

interessant m or f (masculine and feminine plural interessants)
* interesting

### Verb

interessant
* gerund of interessar

### Further reading

* “interessant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “interessant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “interessant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “interessant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

From French intéressant (“interesting”), the present participle of intéresser (“interest”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /entʁəˈsanˀd/, [e̝ntˢʁəˈsænˀd̥], [e̝ntsχɒ̽ˈsænˀt]

### Adjective

interessant
* interesting
* of interest

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Adverb

interessant
* interestingly

### Further reading

* “interessant” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French intéressant, present participle of intéresser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɪn.tə.rɛˈsɑnt/, (Northern Dutch, colloquial) /ˌɪn.trɛˈsɑnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sant
* Rhymes: -ɑnt

### Adjective

interessant (comparative interessanter, superlative interessantst)
* interesting, arousing or holding the attention of; fascinating [from 18th c.]
    Synonyms: boeiend, belangwekkend
    Antonym: oninteressant
* notable, important
* profitable, beneficial

#### Derived terms

* allerinteressantst
* interessantheid
* interessantigheid
* oninteressant

#### Related terms

* interessabel
* interesse
* interesseren
* interest

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French intéressant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɪn.tə.ʁɛˈsant/, /ˌɪn.tʁəˈsant/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant

### Adjective

interessant (strong nominative masculine singular interessanter, comparative interessanter, superlative am interessantesten)
* interesting

#### Related terms

* Interesse
* interessieren

### Adverb

interessant
* interestingly
    Verbringen Sie Ihre Freizeit interessant?Did you spend your free time interestingly?

### Further reading

* “interessant” in Duden online
* “interessant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Luxembourgish
### Adjective

interessant (masculine interessanten, neuter interessant, comparative méi interessant, superlative am interessantsten)
* interesting

#### Declension
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French intéressant.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)
* interesting

#### Antonyms

* uinteressant

### Adverb

interessant
* interestingly

### References

* “interessant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* interessang (nonstandard)

### Etymology

From French intéressant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪnt(ə)rəˈsaŋ/, (neuter) /ɪnt(ə)rəˈsaŋt/

### Adjective

interessant (neuter singular interessant, definite singular and plural interessante)
* interesting

#### Antonyms

* uinteressant

### References

* “interessant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Adjective

interessant m (feminine singular interessanta, masculine plural interessants, feminine plural interessantas)
* interesting