monumental
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Adjective
monumental (comparative more monumental, superlative most monumental)
- In the manner of a monument.
- Large, grand and imposing.
- Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
- 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
- a monumental task
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- (archaeology) Relating to monuments.
- Monumental construction.
Derived terms
Translations
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Danish
Etymology
From monument (“monument”) + -al, from French monumental, from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum (“reminder, monument”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monuməntaːl/, [monumənˈtˢæːˀl]
Inflection
Inflection of monumental | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | monumental | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | monumentalt | — | —2 |
Plural | monumentale | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | monumentale | — | — |
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. |
Synonyms
- grandios
- storslået
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
monumental (feminine singular monumentale, masculine plural monumentaux, feminine plural monumentales)
Further reading
- “monumental” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist monumental | sie ist monumental | es ist monumental | sie sind monumental | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | monumentaler | monumentale | monumentales | monumentale |
genitive | monumentalen | monumentaler | monumentalen | monumentaler | |
dative | monumentalem | monumentaler | monumentalem | monumentalen | |
accusative | monumentalen | monumentale | monumentales | monumentale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der monumentale | die monumentale | das monumentale | die monumentalen |
genitive | des monumentalen | der monumentalen | des monumentalen | der monumentalen | |
dative | dem monumentalen | der monumentalen | dem monumentalen | den monumentalen | |
accusative | den monumentalen | die monumentale | das monumentale | die monumentalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein monumentaler | eine monumentale | ein monumentales | (keine) monumentalen |
genitive | eines monumentalen | einer monumentalen | eines monumentalen | (keiner) monumentalen | |
dative | einem monumentalen | einer monumentalen | einem monumentalen | (keinen) monumentalen | |
accusative | einen monumentalen | eine monumentale | ein monumentales | (keine) monumentalen |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin monumentalis, via French monumental.
Adjective
monumental (neuter singular monumentalt, definite singular and plural monumentale)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monumentalis, from Latin monumentum; equivalent to monument + -al.