epikureisk
Swedish
Etymology
epikuré + -isk, from Latin epicureus, from Ancient Greek ἐπικούρειος (epikoúreios), from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros). Cognate of German epikureisch.
Adjective
epikureisk (comparative mer epikureisk, superlative mest epikureisk)
- Epicurean
Declension
| Inflection of epikureisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | epikureisk | mer epikureisk | mest epikureisk |
| Neuter singular | epikureiskt | mer epikureiskt | mest epikureiskt |
| Plural | epikureiska | mer epikureiska | mest epikureiska |
| Masculine plural3 | epikureiske | mer epikureiska | mest epikureiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | epikureiske | mer epikureiske | mest epikureiske |
| All | epikureiska | mer epikureiska | mest epikureiska |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
- epikuré
- epikurism
References
- epikureisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- epikureisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- epikureisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)