enorm

English

Etymology

From Middle French enorme. See enormous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈnɔː(ɹ)m/

Adjective

enorm (comparative more enorm, superlative most enorm)

1. (obsolete) enormous
   • 1609, Ammianus Marcellinus, translated by Philemon Holland, The Roman Historie, […], London: […] Adam Jslip, →OCLC:

     The Alani […] wander […] in […] enorme and huge cantons

References

• “enorm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Menor, meron, moner, more'n, morne, morné

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈnɒˀm]

Adjective

enorm

1. enormous

Inflection

Inflection of enorm

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	enorm	—	—2
indefinite 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

Etymology

From Middle Dutch enorm, from Middle French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈnɔrm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: enorm
• Rhymes: -ɔrm

Adjective

enorm (not comparable)

1. enormous

Declension

Declension 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

1. enormously, extremely

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈnɔʁm/

• Audio:

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Adjective

enorm (strong nominative masculine singular enormer, comparative enormer, superlative am enormsten)

1. enormous

   Synonym: ungeheuer

2. (colloquial, emphatic) very, so

   Synonyms: ungeheuer; see also Thesaurus:sehr

   enorm viel ― so many

   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 434:

     „Enorm,“ sagte Hans Castorp, „enorm anschaulich ist sie gemalt, die Haut. Ich glaube, ähnlich gut gemalte ist mir nie vorgekommen. Man meint die Poren zu sehen.“

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Positive forms of enorm

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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
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
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

Further reading

• “enorm” in Duden online
• “enorm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French énorme and German enorm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈnoʀm/, [əˈnoʁm]

Adjective

enorm (masculine enormen, neuter enormt, comparative méi enorm, superlative am enormsten)

1. enormous

Declension

declension of enorm

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass enorm	si ass enorm	et ass enorm	si si(nn) enorm
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	enormen	enorm	enormt	enorm
	independent without determiner			enormes	enormer
dative	after any declined word	enormen	enormer	enormen	enormen
	as first declined word	enormem		enormem

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin ēnōrmis via French énorme.

Adjective

enorm (neuter singular enormt, definite singular and plural enorme)

1. enormous

References

• “enorm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin ēnōrmis via French énorme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːnɔrm/

Adjective

enorm (neuter enormt, definite singular and plural enorme, comparative meir enorm, superlative mest enorm)

1. huge, enormous

   Dei fekk etter kvart eit enormt ansvar.

   They eventually got a huge responsibility.

Related terms

• enormt

References

• “enorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈnorm/

Adjective

enórm m or n (feminine singular enormă, masculine plural enormi, feminine and neuter plural enorme)

1. enormous

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	enorm		enormă		enormi	enorme
	definite	enormul		enorma		enormii	enormele
genitive- dative	indefinite	enorm		enorme		enormi	enorme
	definite	enormului		enormei		enormelor	enormilor

Related terms

• enormitate

Adverb

enórm

1. enormously

Swedish

Etymology

From French énorme, from Latin ēnōrmis.

Adjective

enorm (comparative mer enorm, superlative mest enorm)

1. enormous, immense, vast

Declension

Inflection of enorm

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	enorm	mer enorm	mest enorm
neuter singular	enormt	mer enormt	mest enormt
plural	enorma	mer enorma	mest enorma
masculine plural2	enorme	mer enorma	mest enorma
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	enorme	mer enorme	mest enorme
all	enorma	mer enorma	mest enorma

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.

Anagrams

• ormen, romen