absolutistisk

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutisme or absolutist +‎ -isk, first part from French absolutisme (absolutism), from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (concluded, absolute), perfect passive participle of absolvō (complete, finish), from both ab- (from, off, away from), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from solvō (release, loosen, dissolve, take apart), from both sē- (apart-, aside-, away), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (self) + and from luō (I untie, set free, separate), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absʊlʉˈtɪstɪsk/, /apsʊlʉˈtɪstɪsk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsk
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧ist‧isk

Adjective

absolutistisk (neuter singular absolutistisk, definite singular and plural absolutistiske, comparative mer absolutistisk, superlative mest absolutistisk)

  1. (politics, political science) absolutistic or absolutist (of or pertaining to absolutism or absolutists)
    Synonym: eneveldig
    • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 227:
      absolutistiske ministerielle tendentser
      absolutist ministerial tendencies
    • 1906, Clara Tschudi, Ludwig den andens sidste dage, page 100:
      [Ludvig drømte om] et fjerntliggende land, der kunde bortbyttes mod Bayern, og hvor den absolutistiske stat kunde oprettes
      a remote country that could be exchanged for Bavaria, and where the absolutist state could be established
    • 1994 December 23, Morgenbladet:
      [Johannes Pauls] utrettelige reisevirksomhet … burde egentlig beskytte ham fra beskyldningen om at han fra pavestolen driver en kortsiktig absolutistisk politikk
      tireless travel business… should really protect him from the accusation that he is pursuing a short-term absolutist policy from the papacy
    • 2006, Helge Rønning, Den umulige friheten, page 39:
      Brandes Ibsens politiske holdning: I politisk Henseende er han meget conservativ, eller rettere absolutistisk
      Brandes Ibsen's political stance: In political terms he is very conservative, or rather absolutist

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From absolutisme or absolutist +‎ -isk.

Adjective

absolutistisk (indefinite singular absolutistisk, definite singular and plural absolutistiske)

  1. absolutistic

References

Swedish

Etymology

absolutist +‎ -isk, since 1842. In the sense of abstinence since 1885.

Adjective

absolutistisk

  1. absolutistic; pertaining to or in support of absolutism, dictatorship, despotism
  2. pertaining to abstinence from alcohol

Declension

Inflection of absolutistisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular absolutistisk
neuter singular absolutistiskt
plural absolutistiska
masculine plural2 absolutistiske
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 absolutistiske
all absolutistiska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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