patetisk

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /pateːtisk/, [pʰaˈtˢeːˀtˢisɡ̊]

Adjective

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patetisk

  1. bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
  2. pathetic, pitiful [from 1957]

Inflection

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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

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

  1. pathetic

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Adjective

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patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

  1. pathetic

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Adjective

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patetisk (comparative mer patetisk, superlative mest patetisk)

  1. pathetic

Declension

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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