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

1. bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
2. 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.

Synonyms

• (bombastic): højstemt, svulstig
• (pathetic): ynkelig

Related terms

• patos ("bombast", "passion")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

1. pathetic

References

• “patetisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Adjective

patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

1. pathetic

References

• “patetisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Adjective

patetisk (comparative mer patetisk, superlative mest patetisk)

1. pathetic

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