hyperbol
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
hyperbol m (definite singular hyperbolen, indefinite plural hyperboler, definite plural hyperbolene)
- (linguistics) a hyperbole (rhetorical device)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
hyperbol m (definite singular hyperbolen, indefinite plural hyperbolar, definite plural hyperbolane)
- (linguistics) a hyperbole (as above)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbel.
Noun
hyperbol c (definite singular hyperbolen, indefinite plural hyperboler, definite plural hyperbolerna)
- (linguistics) a hyperbole (rhetorical device)
Declension
| Declension of hyperbol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hyperbol | hyperbolen | hyperboler | hyperbolerna |
| Genitive | hyperbols | hyperbolens | hyperbolers | hyperbolernas |