esoterisk

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esoteːrisk/, [esoˈtˢeːˀɐ̯isɡ̊]

Adjective

esoterisk

1. esoteric

Inflection

Inflection of esoterisk
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	esoterisk	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	esoterisk	—	—2
Plural	esoteriske	—	—2
Definite attributive1	esoteriske	—	—
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.

Antonyms

• eksoterisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).

Adjective

esoterisk (neuter singular esoterisk, definite singular and plural esoteriske)

1. esoteric (understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle)

References

• “esoterisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).

Adjective

esoterisk (neuter singular esoterisk, definite singular and plural esoteriske)

1. esoteric (as above)

References

• “esoterisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”).

Adjective

esoterisk (comparative mer esoterisk, superlative mest esoterisk)

1. esoteric

Inflection

Inflection of esoterisk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	esoterisk	mer esoterisk	mest esoterisk
Neuter singular	esoteriskt	mer esoteriskt	mest esoteriskt
Plural	esoteriska	mer esoteriska	mest esoteriska
Masculine plural3	esoteriske	mer esoteriska	mest esoteriska
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	esoteriske	mer esoteriske	mest esoteriske
All	esoteriska	mer esoteriska	mest esoteriska
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

Antonyms

• exoterisk

References

• esoterisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• esoterisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• esoterisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)