allegorisk

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to allegori +‎ -isk. From Ancient Greek ἀλληγορικός (allēgorikós), from ἀλληγορία (allēgoría, “allegory”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aləˈɡ̊oɐ̯ˀisɡ̊]

Adjective

allegorisk (plural and definite singular attributive allegoriske)

1. allegorical

Adverb

allegorisk

1. allegorically

References

• “allegorisk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From allegori +‎ -isk.

Adjective

allegorisk (neuter singular allegorisk, definite singular and plural allegoriske)

1. allegorical

Synonyms

• billedlig

Adverb

allegorisk

1. allegorically

References

• “allegorisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From allegori +‎ -isk.

Adjective

allegorisk (neuter singular allegorisk, definite singular and plural allegoriske)

1. allegorical

Synonyms

• biletleg

Adverb

allegorisk

1. allegorically

References

• “allegorisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German allegorisch, equivalent to allegori +‎ -isk.

Adjective

allegorisk

1. allegoric, allegorical
   • 1979, Alf Härdelin, “Fyra sätt att läsa bibeln”, in Signum‎^[1], number 3, archived from the original on 24 January 2025:

     Det finns, säger de, en historisk, en allegorisk, en tropologisk och en anagogisk påsk.

     There is, they say, a historical, an allegorical, a tropological, and an anagogical Easter.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎^[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 3 December 2024, §117:

     Den allegoriska betydelsen: vi kan erhålla en djupare förståelse av händelserna i det att vi inser deras innebörd i Kristus: sålunda är övergången över Röda havet ett tecken på Kristi seger och [...] på dopet.

     The allegorical sense. We can acquire a more profound understanding of events by recognizing their significance in Christ; thus the crossing of the Red Sea is a sign of Christ's victory, and of Baptism.

Declension

Inflection of allegorisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	allegorisk	—	—
neuter singular	allegoriskt	—	—
plural	allegoriska	—	—
masculine plural2	allegoriske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	allegoriske	—	—
all	allegoriska	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “allegorisk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)