episk
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via German episch and Latin epicus from Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
episk
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of episk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | episk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | episk | — | —2 |
| Plural | episke | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | episke | — | — |
| 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. | |||
References[edit]
- “episk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós).
Adjective[edit]
episk (neuter singular episk, definite singular and plural episke)
References[edit]
- “episk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπικός (epikós).
Adjective[edit]
episk (neuter singular episk, definite singular and plural episke)
References[edit]
- “episk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German episch. Attested since 1759.
Adjective[edit]
episk (not comparable)
- epic (of or relating to epic poetry)
- Synonym: berättande
- episk diktning
- epic poetry
- epic (grand, heroic)
- (slang) epic (awesome)
- Nisses kebabsås är fan episk
- Nisse's kebab sauce is bloody epic (or "epic, for bloody sure" or the like – the "fan" emphasizes the fact that it is epic rather than intensifying the epicness)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of episk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | episk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | episkt | — | — |
| Plural | episka | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | episke | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | episke | — | — |
| All | episka | — | — |
| 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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