Jocular compound of German Bursche and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).
burschikos (strong nominative masculine singular burschikoser, comparative burschikoser, superlative am burschikosesten)
First used in Swedish in 1817. From German burschikos, based on Bursche (member of a fraternity, student) with an ending (-ikos) that also appears in studentikos.
burschikos
Inflection of burschikos | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | burschikos | burschikosare | burschikosast |
Neuter singular | burschikost | burschikosare | burschikosast |
Plural | burschikosa | burschikosare | burschikosast |
Masculine plural3 | burschikose | burschikosare | burschikosast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | burschikose | burschikosare | burschikosaste |
All | burschikosa | burschikosare | burschikosaste |
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 |