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ominös

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See also: ominós

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French omineux, from Latin ōminōsus. Analysable as Omen +‎ -ös.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌoːmiˈnøːs/, /ˌɔmi-/
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Adjective

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ominös (strong nominative masculine singular ominöser, comparative ominöser, superlative am ominösesten)

  1. (now less common) ominous, foreboding; pertaining to a bad omen, bringing sign of coming mishap
    ein ominöses Schweigena foreboding silence
  2. dubious; infamous; of doubtful reputation
    eine ominöse Straßean infamous street
  3. dubious; strange; of unknown character or even questionable existence
    dieser ominöse Onkel, den er angeblich immer besucht
    that dubious uncle he always says he visits
    • 2023 July 18, Martin Hesse, “Das seltsame Lebenszeichen des Jan Marsalek”, in Der Spiegel[1], →ISSN:
      Seit gut drei Jahren ist der mutmaßliche Drahtzieher des Milliarden-Betrugs bei Wirecard verschwunden. Jetzt meldet er sich mit einem ominösen Schreiben zu Wort. Was steckt dahinter?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin ōminōsus. Doublet of omen.

Adjective

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ominös (not comparable)

  1. ominous, foreboding; pertaining to a bad omen, bringing sign of coming mishap
  2. disquieting, unsettling

Declension

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Inflection of ominös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ominös mer ominös mest ominös
neuter singular ominöst mer ominöst mest ominöst
plural ominösa mer ominösa mest ominösa
masculine plural2 ominöse mer ominösa mest ominösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ominöse mer ominöse mest ominöse
all ominösa mer ominösa mest ominösa

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.

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