eventuell
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin eventualis, partly through French éventuel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eventuell (strong nominative masculine singular eventueller, not comparable)
- potential, possible, contingent, liable
- Synonyms: möglich, potenziell, denkbar, etwaig
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of eventuell (uncomparable)
Adverb[edit]
eventuell
- perhaps, possibly, potentially
- Synonyms: vielleicht, gegebenenfalls, möglicherweise, womöglich, unter Umständen
Further reading[edit]
- “eventuell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eventuell” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “eventuell” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin eventualis via French éventuel.
Adjective[edit]
eventuell (neuter singular eventuelt, definite singular and plural eventuelle)
References[edit]
- “eventuell” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin eventualis via French éventuel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eventuell (neuter singular eventuelt, definite singular and plural eventuelle)
References[edit]
- “eventuell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eventuell (not comparable)
- possible, potential, hypothetical (that might occur)
- Vid en eventuell kärnvapenexplosion, ta skydd!
- In case of a hypothetical nuclear explosion, take cover! (pretty much synonymous without the "eventuell")
Declension[edit]
Inflection of eventuell | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | eventuell | — | — |
Neuter singular | eventuellt | — | — |
Plural | eventuella | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | eventuelle | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | eventuelle | — | — |
All | eventuella | — | — |
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[edit]
Categories:
- German terms borrowed from New Latin
- German terms derived from New Latin
- German terms derived from French
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German uncomparable adjectives
- German adverbs
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from French
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish terms with usage examples