skeptisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

skeptisk (neuter singular skeptisk, definite singular and plural skeptiske)

  1. sceptical (UK), or skeptical (US)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

skeptisk (indefinite singular skeptisk, definite singular and plural skeptiske)

  1. sceptical (UK), or skeptical (US)

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • skœpiskstrong conjugation

Verb

skeptisk

  1. weak second-person singular past subjunctive mediopassive of skepja
  2. weak third-person singular/plural past subjunctive mediopassive of skepja

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, thoughtful, inquiring), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, I consider), compare to σκοπέω (skopéō, I view, examine) + -isk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹skɛptɪsk/
  • IPA(key): /¹ɧɛptɪsk/ (dated, rare)

Adjective

skeptisk

  1. skeptical

Declension

Inflection of skeptisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skeptisk mer skeptisk mest skeptisk
neuter singular skeptiskt mer skeptiskt mest skeptiskt
plural skeptiska mer skeptiska mest skeptiska
masculine plural2 skeptiske mer skeptiska mest skeptiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skeptiske mer skeptiske mest skeptiske
all skeptiska mer skeptiska mest skeptiska

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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