Swedish

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Etymology

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epikuré +‎ -isk, from Latin epicureus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικούρειος (epikoúreios), from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros). Cognate of German epikureisch.

Adjective

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epikureisk (comparative mer epikureisk, superlative mest epikureisk)

  1. Epicurean

Declension

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Inflection of epikureisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular epikureisk mer epikureisk mest epikureisk
Neuter singular epikureiskt mer epikureiskt mest epikureiskt
Plural epikureiska mer epikureiska mest epikureiska
Masculine plural3 epikureiske mer epikureiska mest epikureiska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 epikureiske mer epikureiske mest epikureiske
All epikureiska mer epikureiska mest epikureiska
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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