patetisk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
patetisk
- bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
- pathetic, pitiful [from 1957]
Inflection edit
| 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. | |||
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)
References edit
- “patetisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Adjective edit
patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)
References edit
- “patetisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).
Adjective edit
patetisk (comparative mer patetisk, superlative mest patetisk)
Declension edit
| 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 | |||