tragisk
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Danish
Etymology
Via German tragisch and Latin tragicus from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”). Apparently a derivation from τράγος (trágos, “goat”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tragisk
Inflection
| Inflection of tragisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | tragisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | tragisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | tragiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | tragiske | — | — |
| 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
- “tragisk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German tragisch, from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”).
Adjective
tragisk (neuter singular tragisk, definite singular and plural tragiske)
References
- “tragisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German tragisch, from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”).
Adjective
tragisk (neuter singular tragisk, definite singular and plural tragiske)
References
- “tragisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
tragisk (not comparable)
- tragic (very sad)
- en tragisk olycka
- a tragic accident
- en tragisk händelse
- a tragic event
- tragic (of a person whose circumstances are very sad)
- en tragisk figur
- a tragic figure
- tragic (relating to tragedy as a classical genre or dramatic acts telling a tragic story more generally)
Declension
| Inflection of tragisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | tragisk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | tragiskt | — | — |
| Plural | tragiska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | tragiske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | tragiske | — | — |
| All | tragiska | — | — |
| 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 | |||
See also
- tragedi (“tragedy”)