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

  1. bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
  2. 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.

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)

Adjective

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

  1. pathetic

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)

Adjective

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

  1. pathetic

References
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