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
- 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.
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