prosaisk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From German prosaisch, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
prosaisk
- prosaic
- mundane
- (adverbial) prosaically
Inflection edit
| Inflection of prosaisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | prosaisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | prosaisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | prosaiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | prosaiske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa. Attested since 1780. Cognate of German prosaisch, French prosaïque.
Adjective edit
prosaisk (comparative mer prosaisk, superlative mest prosaisk)
Declension edit
| Inflection of prosaisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | prosaisk | mer prosaisk | mest prosaisk |
| Neuter singular | prosaiskt | mer prosaiskt | mest prosaiskt |
| Plural | prosaiska | mer prosaiska | mest prosaiska |
| Masculine plural3 | prosaiske | mer prosaiska | mest prosaiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | prosaiske | mer prosaiske | mest prosaiske |
| All | prosaiska | mer prosaiska | mest prosaiska |
| 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 | |||