exotisch

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French exotique, from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛkˈsoː.tis/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: exo‧tisch
  • Rhymes: -oːtis

Adjective

exotisch (comparative exotischer, superlative meest exotisch or exotischt)

  1. exotic (foreign, non-native to an area)
    Synonym: uitheems
  2. exotic (foreign or having a foreign appearance, especially in an exciting way)

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: eksotis

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

exotisch (strong nominative masculine singular exotischer, comparative exotischer, superlative am exotischsten)

  1. exotic
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 28/2010, page 98:
      Freunde exotischer Gerichte verbrennen sich mitunter gehörig den Mund, weil sie die Schärfe falsch einschätzen.
      Friends of exotic dishes now and then awfully burn their mouth, because they misjudge the spiciness.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • exotisch” in Duden online
  • exotisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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