nitisk
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Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nitisk (comparative mer nitisk, superlative mest nitisk)
- (very) diligent and persistent; zealous
- en nitisk lapplisa
- an (over)zealous meter maid
Usage notes
[edit]Often about people considered overzealous (which can be made explicit with övernitisk), though also used positively.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of nitisk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | nitisk | mer nitisk | mest nitisk |
Neuter singular | nitiskt | mer nitiskt | mest nitiskt |
Plural | nitiska | mer nitiska | mest nitiska |
Masculine plural3 | nitiske | mer nitiska | mest nitiska |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | nitiske | mer nitiske | mest nitiske |
All | nitiska | mer nitiska | mest nitiska |
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]- övernitisk (“overzealous”)
See also
[edit]- noggrann (“careful”)