floskel

floskel

1. (countable) platitude

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

floskel m (definite singular floskelen, indefinite plural floskler, definite plural flosklene)

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

• “floskel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “floskel” in The Ordnett Dictionary

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

floskel m (definite singular floskelen, indefinite plural flosklar, definite plural flosklane)

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

• “floskel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

floskel c

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

Mostly used in the plural form.

• floskel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• floskel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• floskel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)