hermetisk

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Danish

Adjective

hermetisk

  1. hermetic
  2. airtight

Inflection

Inflection of hermetisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hermetisk 2
indefinite neuter singular hermetisk 2
plural hermetiske 2
definite attributive1 hermetiske

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 Medieval Latin hermeticus.

Adjective

hermetisk (neuter singular hermetisk, definite singular and plural hermetiske)

  1. hermetic
  2. (as an adverb) hermetically
  3. tinned (UK), canned, in airtight packaging (of food)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hermeticus.

Adjective

hermetisk (neuter singular hermetisk, definite singular and plural hermetiske)

  1. hermetic
  2. (as an adverb) hermetically
  3. tinned (UK), canned, in airtight packaging (of food)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Hermes Trismegistus. Cognate of German hermetisch, French hermétique, English hermetic.

Adjective

hermetisk (comparative mer hermetisk, superlative mest hermetisk)

  1. airtight, hermetically sealed

Declension

Inflection of hermetisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hermetisk mer hermetisk mest hermetisk
neuter singular hermetiskt mer hermetiskt mest hermetiskt
plural hermetiska mer hermetiska mest hermetiska
masculine plural2 hermetiske mer hermetiska mest hermetiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hermetiske mer hermetiske mest hermetiske
all hermetiska mer hermetiska mest hermetiska

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.

Derived terms

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