komisk

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed via German komisch and Latin cōmicus from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, concerning comedy), a derivation from κῶμος (kômos, revel).

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Adjective[edit]

komisk

  1. comical, amusing, funny, causing laughter
  2. (drama) comical, concerning comedy as a dramatic or literary genre

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of komisk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular komisk 2
Indefinite neuter singular komisk 2
Plural komiske 2
Definite attributive1 komiske
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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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German komisch.

Adjective[edit]

komisk (neuter singular komisk, definite singular and plural komiske)

  1. comical

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German komisch.

Adjective[edit]

komisk (neuter singular komisk, definite singular and plural komiske)

  1. comical

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Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

komisk (comparative mer komisk, superlative mest komisk)

  1. (often unintentionally) humorous; comical
  2. comic (relating to theatrical comedy)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of komisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular komisk mer komisk mest komisk
Neuter singular komiskt mer komiskt mest komiskt
Plural komiska mer komiska mest komiska
Masculine plural3 komiske mer komiska mest komiska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 komiske mer komiske mest komiske
All komiska mer komiska mest komiska
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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