prosaisk

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Danish

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Etymology

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From German prosaisch, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prosajisk/, [pʰʁ̥oˈsɑjˀisɡ̊]

Adjective

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prosaisk

  1. prosaic
  2. mundane
  3. (adverbial) prosaically

Inflection

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Inflection of prosaisk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular prosaisk 2
Indefinite neuter singular prosaisk 2
Plural prosaiske 2
Definite attributive1 prosaiske
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.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa. Attested since 1780. Cognate of German prosaisch, French prosaïque.

Adjective

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prosaisk (comparative mer prosaisk, superlative mest prosaisk)

  1. prosaic
    Synonyms: vardaglig, saklig, torr

Declension

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Inflection of prosaisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular prosaisk mer prosaisk mest prosaisk
Neuter singular prosaiskt mer prosaiskt mest prosaiskt
Plural prosaiska mer prosaiska mest prosaiska
Masculine plural3 prosaiske mer prosaiska mest prosaiska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 prosaiske mer prosaiske mest prosaiske
All prosaiska mer prosaiska mest prosaiska
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
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References

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