italisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italia +‎ -sk, compare Latin italicus.

Adjective

italisk (indefinite singular italisk, definite singular and plural italiske)

1. Italian

   Synonyms: italiansk, italiensk

2. Italic (pertaining to the branch of Indo-European languages spoken in ancient Italy)

References

• “italisk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin italicus, suffixed with -isk. Cognate of German italisch. Doublet of italiensk.

Adjective

italisk (not comparable)

1. Italic (pertaining to the branch of Indo-European languages spoken in ancient Italy)

Declension

Inflection of italisk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	italisk	—	—
Neuter singular	italiskt	—	—
Plural	italiska	—	—
Masculine plural3	italiske	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	italiske	—	—
All	italiska	—	—
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

• italisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• italisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)