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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German tektonisch, from Latin tectonicus and Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”).
Adjective
tektonisk (indefinite singular tektonisk, definite singular and plural tektoniske)
- tectonic (chiefly geology)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German tektonisch, from Latin tectonicus and Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós).
Adjective
tektonisk (indefinite singular tektonisk, definite singular and plural tektoniske)
- tectonic (chiefly geology)
References
Swedish
Etymology
tektonik + -isk
Adjective
tektonisk (not comparable)
- (geology) tectonic
- (architecture) tectonic
Declension
Inflection of tektonisk
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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tektonisk
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—
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| neuter singular
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tektoniskt
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| plural
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tektoniska
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| masculine plural2
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tektoniske
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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tektoniske
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| all
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tektoniska
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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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