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Definition 2024
patetisk
patetisk
Danish
Adjective
patetisk
- bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
- pathetic, pitiful [from 1957]
Inflection
| Inflection of patetisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | patetisk | — | —2 |
| 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
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)
Adjective
patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)
References
- “patetisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)
Adjective
patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)
References
- “patetisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.