attisk

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Etymology

Via German attisch and Latin Atticus Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈatˢisɡ̊]

Adjective

attisk

  1. Attic, belonging to the landscape of Attica or the city of Athens
  2. Attic, referring to the dialect or the literature of Classical Athens

Inflection

Inflection of attisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular attisk — —2
indefinite neuter singular attisk — —2
plural attiske — —2
definite attributive1 attiske — —

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.

Noun

attisk (uninflected)

  1. the Attic dialect of Greek

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with German attisch and English Attic.

Adjective

attisk (not comparable)

  1. Attic, relating to Attica or Athens

Declension

Inflection of attisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular attisk — —
neuter singular attiskt — —
plural attiska — —
masculine plural2 attiske — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 attiske — —
all attiska — —

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.

Synonyms

  • Attika
  • attisk sälta
  • attiskt salt

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