burschikos

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German

Etymology

Jocular compound of German Bursche and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bur‧schi‧kos
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  • Rhymes: -oːs

Adjective

burschikos (strong nominative masculine singular burschikoser, comparative burschikoser, superlative am burschikosesten)

  1. casual, informal
  2. (of women) tomboyish

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Swedish

Etymology

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.

Adjective

burschikos

  1. in a manner common for students; informal, joyful, humorous

Declension

Inflection of burschikos
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

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