accentuere

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French accentuer.[1] Compare Swedish accentuera, Dutch accentueren, Norwegian Bokmål aksentuere, German akzentuieren.

Verb

accentuere (imperative accentuer, infinitive at accentuere, present tense accentuerer, past tense accentuerede, perfect tense har accentueret) (transitive)

  1. to accentuate (to bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize)
    Synonyms: betone, fremhæve, understrege
  2. to accentuate (to pronounce with an accent or vocal stress)
    Synonyms: betone, fremhæve

Conjugation

Conjugation of accentuere
active passive
present accentuerer accentueres
past accentuerede accentueredes
infinitive accentuere accentueres
imperative accentuer —
participle
present accentuerende
past accentueret
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund accentueren

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “accentuere” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

accentuere

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of accentueren
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