patetisk
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to passion, passionate, pathetic”), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, passion”). Compare English pathetic, French pathétique and German pathetisch. Second sense probably influenced by English pathetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pateːtisk/, [pʰaˈtˢeːˀtˢisɡ̊]
Adjective
patetisk
- bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
- pathetic, pitiful [from 1957]
Inflection
| Inflection of patetisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | patetisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | patetisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | patetiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | patetiske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
References
- “patetisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
References
- “patetisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Declension
| Inflection of patetisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | patetisk | mer patetisk | mest patetisk |
| Neuter singular | patetiskt | mer patetiskt | mest patetiskt |
| Plural | patetiska | mer patetiska | mest patetiska |
| Masculine plural3 | patetiske | mer patetiska | mest patetiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | patetiske | mer patetiske | mest patetiske |
| All | patetiska | mer patetiska | mest patetiska |
| 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 | |||
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