hektisk

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Danish

Etymology

From German hektisch

Adjective

hektisk

  1. hectic, busy

Inflection

Inflection of hektisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hektisk 2
indefinite neuter singular hektisk 2
plural hektiske 2
definite attributive1 hektiske

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.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, habitual, hectic, consumptive).

Adjective

hektisk (neuter singular hektisk, definite singular and plural hektiske)

  1. hectic, bustling, busy

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, habitual, hectic, consumptive).

Adjective

hektisk (indefinite singular hektisk, definite singular and plural hektiske)

  1. hectic, bustling, busy, feverish

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós), from the noun ἕξις (héxis, state of mind, habit).

Adjective

hektisk (comparative mer hektisk, superlative mest hektisk)

  1. hectic

Declension

Inflection of hektisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hektisk mer hektisk mest hektisk
neuter singular hektiskt mer hektiskt mest hektiskt
plural hektiska mer hektiska mest hektiska
masculine plural2 hektiske mer hektiska mest hektiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hektiske mer hektiske mest hektiske
all hektiska mer hektiska mest hektiska

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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