heroisk
Danish
Adjective
heroisk
Inflection
| Inflection of heroisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | heroisk | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | heroisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | heroiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | heroiske | — | — |
| 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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References
- “heroisk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish
Etymology
From German heroisch, from Latin hērōicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs) + -ικός (-ikós). Equivalent to hero + -isk. Compare Danish heroisk and English heroic.
Adjective
heroisk (comparative mer heroisk, superlative mest heroisk)
Inflection
| Inflection of heroisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | heroisk | mer heroisk | mest heroisk |
| Neuter singular | heroiskt | mer heroiskt | mest heroiskt |
| Plural | heroiska | mer heroiska | mest heroiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | heroiske | mer heroiske | mest heroiske |
| All | heroiska | mer heroiska | mest heroiska |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
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References
- heroisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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