prominent

English

Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project").

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/
  • Hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

  1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
  3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Adjective

prominent (masculine and feminine plural prominents)

  1. prominent
  • prominència

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

  1. prominent

Inflection
Inflection of prominent
uninflected prominent
inflected prominente
comparative prominenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial prominentprominenterhet prominentst
het prominentste
indefinite m./f. sing. prominenteprominentereprominentste
n. sing. prominentprominenterprominentste
plural prominenteprominentereprominentste
definite prominenteprominentereprominentste
partitive prominentsprominenters—

German

Etymology

From Latin prominens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pʀomiˈnɛnt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pro‧mi‧nent

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

  1. prominent

Declension
Positive forms of prominent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist prominent sie ist prominent es ist prominent sie sind prominent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative prominenter prominente prominentes prominente
genitive prominenten prominenter prominenten prominenter
dative prominentem prominenter prominentem prominenten
accusative prominenten prominente prominentes prominente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der prominente die prominente das prominente die prominenten
genitive des prominenten der prominenten des prominenten der prominenten
dative dem prominenten der prominenten dem prominenten den prominenten
accusative den prominenten die prominente das prominente die prominenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein prominenter eine prominente ein prominentes (keine) prominenten
genitive eines prominenten einer prominenten eines prominenten (keiner) prominenten
dative einem prominenten einer prominenten einem prominenten (keinen) prominenten
accusative einen prominenten eine prominente ein prominentes (keine) prominenten
Comparative forms of prominent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist prominenter sie ist prominenter es ist prominenter sie sind prominenter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative prominenterer prominentere prominenteres prominentere
genitive prominenteren prominenterer prominenteren prominenterer
dative prominenterem prominenterer prominenterem prominenteren
accusative prominenteren prominentere prominenteres prominentere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der prominentere die prominentere das prominentere die prominenteren
genitive des prominenteren der prominenteren des prominenteren der prominenteren
dative dem prominenteren der prominenteren dem prominenteren den prominenteren
accusative den prominenteren die prominentere das prominentere die prominenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein prominenterer eine prominentere ein prominenteres (keine) prominenteren
genitive eines prominenteren einer prominenteren eines prominenteren (keiner) prominenteren
dative einem prominenteren einer prominenteren einem prominenteren (keinen) prominenteren
accusative einen prominenteren eine prominentere ein prominenteres (keine) prominenteren
Superlative forms of prominent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am prominentesten sie ist am prominentesten es ist am prominentesten sie sind am prominentesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative prominentester prominenteste prominentestes prominenteste
genitive prominentesten prominentester prominentesten prominentester
dative prominentestem prominentester prominentestem prominentesten
accusative prominentesten prominenteste prominentestes prominenteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der prominenteste die prominenteste das prominenteste die prominentesten
genitive des prominentesten der prominentesten des prominentesten der prominentesten
dative dem prominentesten der prominentesten dem prominentesten den prominentesten
accusative den prominentesten die prominenteste das prominenteste die prominentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein prominentester eine prominenteste ein prominentestes (keine) prominentesten
genitive eines prominentesten einer prominentesten eines prominentesten (keiner) prominentesten
dative einem prominentesten einer prominentesten einem prominentesten (keinen) prominentesten
accusative einen prominentesten eine prominenteste ein prominentestes (keine) prominentesten

Further reading

Latin

Verb

prōminent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō

Polish

Noun

prominent m pers

  1. Eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension
declension of prominent
singular plural
nominative prominent prominenci
genitive prominenta prominentów
dative prominentowi prominentom
accusative prominenta prominentów
instrumental prominencie prominentach
locative prominentem prominentami
vocative prominencie prominenci

Derived terms
  • prominencki
  • prominentny
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