prosaisk
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom German prosaisch, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editprosaisk
- prosaic
- mundane
- (adverbial) prosaically
Inflection
editInflection of prosaisk | |||
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa. Attested since 1780. Cognate of German prosaisch, French prosaïque.
Adjective
editprosaisk (comparative mer prosaisk, superlative mest prosaisk)
Declension
editInflection of prosaisk | |||
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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 |