patetisk

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to passion, passionate, pathetic”), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, passion”). Compare English pathetic, French pathétique and German pathetisch. Second sense probably influenced by English pathetic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pateːtisk/, [pʰaˈtˢeːˀtˢisɡ̊]

Adjective

patetisk

1. bombastic, high-flown, pompous, histrionic, passionate
2. pathetic, pitiful [from 1957]

Inflection

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

Synonyms

• (bombastic): højstemt, svulstig
• (pathetic): ynkelig

Related terms

• patos ("bombast", "passion")

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)

Adjective

patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

1. pathetic

References

• “patetisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós)

Adjective

patetisk (neuter singular patetisk, definite singular and plural patetiske)

1. pathetic

References

• “patetisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.