heroisk
Danish
Adjective
heroisk
Inflection
| Inflection of heroisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | heroisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | heroisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | heroiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | heroiske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
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Related terms
References
- “heroisk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”)
Adjective
heroisk (indefinite singular heroisk, definite singular and plural heroiske)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”)
Adjective
heroisk (indefinite singular heroisk, definite singular and plural heroiske)
References
- “heroisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From German heroisch, from Latin hērōicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs) + -ικός (-ikós). Equivalent to hero + -isk. Compare Danish heroisk and English heroic.
Adjective
heroisk (comparative mer heroisk, superlative mest heroisk)
Inflection
| Inflection of heroisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | heroisk | mer heroisk | mest heroisk |
| Neuter singular | heroiskt | mer heroiskt | mest heroiskt |
| Plural | heroiska | mer heroiska | mest heroiska |
| Masculine plural3 | heroiske | mer heroiska | mest heroiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | heroiske | mer heroiske | mest heroiske |
| All | heroiska | mer heroiska | mest heroiska |
| 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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