virtuos

See also: virtuós

Danish

Noun

virtuos c (singular definite virtuosen, plural indefinite virtuoser)

1. virtuoso

Declension

Declension of virtuos

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	virtuos	virtuosen	virtuoser	virtuoserne
genitive	virtuoss	virtuosens	virtuosers	virtuosernes

Adjective

virtuos

1. virtuoso

Inflection

Inflection of virtuos
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	virtuos	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	virtuost	—	—2
Plural	virtuose	—	—2
Definite attributive1	virtuose	—	—
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.

Further reading

• “virtuos” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪʁtuˈoːs/, [vɪʁtuˈʔoːs]

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• Rhymes: -oːs

Adjective

virtuos (strong nominative masculine singular virtuoser, comparative virtuoser, superlative am virtuosesten)

1. virtuous

Related terms

• Virtuose
• Virtuosität

Piedmontese

Alternative forms

• virtüus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈtɥus/

Adjective

virtuos

1. virtuous

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, Latin virtuōsus, based on French vertueux. Compare the inherited doublet vârtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vir.tuˈos/

Adjective

virtuos m or n (feminine singular virtuoasă, masculine plural virtuoși, feminine and neuter plural virtuoase)

1. virtuous
2. honest
3. chaste

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	virtuos		virtuoasă		virtuoși	virtuoase
	definite	virtuosul		virtuoasa		virtuoșii	virtuoasele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	virtuos		virtuoase		virtuoși	virtuoase
	definite	virtuosului		virtuoasei		virtuoșilor	virtuoaselor

Synonyms

• (virtuos, honest): cinstit
• (chaste): cast

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian virtuoso. Attested since 1880.

Noun

virtuos c

1. a virtuoso (person with outstanding ability, especially musical ability, but also more general)

Declension

Declension of virtuos

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	virtuos	virtuos
	definite	virtuosen	virtuosens
plural	indefinite	virtuoser	virtuosers
	definite	virtuoserna	virtuosernas

Adjective

virtuos (comparative virtuosare, superlative virtuosast)

1. virtuoso (exhibiting outstanding ability (within some art))

Declension

Inflection of virtuos
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	virtuos	virtuosare	virtuosast
Neuter singular	virtuost	virtuosare	virtuosast
Plural	virtuosa	virtuosare	virtuosast
Masculine plural3	virtuose	virtuosare	virtuosast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	virtuose	virtuosare	virtuosaste
All	virtuosa	virtuosare	virtuosaste
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

References

• virtuos in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• virtuos in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• virtuos in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)