nordisk

Danish

Etymology

From nord +‎ -isk. Calque of German nordisch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nordisk/, [ˈnoɐ̯d̥isɡ̊]

Adjective

nordisk (plural and definite singular attributive nordiske)

  1. Nordic

Inflection

Inflection of nordisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular nordisk 2
indefinite neuter singular nordisk 2
plural nordiske 2
definite attributive1 nordiske

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German nordisch.

Adjective

nordisk (neuter singular nordisk, definite singular and plural nordiske)

  1. Nordic

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German nordisch.

Adjective

nordisk (neuter singular nordisk, definite singular and plural nordiske)

  1. Nordic

References

Swedish

Etymology

Norden +‎ -isk

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nordisk (comparative mer nordisk, superlative mest nordisk)

  1. Nordic (pertaining to the Nordic countries)

Declension

Inflection of nordisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nordisk mer nordisk mest nordisk
neuter singular nordiskt mer nordiskt mest nordiskt
plural nordiska mer nordiska mest nordiska
masculine plural2 nordiske mer nordiska mest nordiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nordiske mer nordiske mest nordiske
all nordiska mer nordiska mest nordiska

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.

Derived terms