heroisk

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Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

heroisk

  1. heroic

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Inflection of heroisk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular heroisk 2
Indefinite neuter singular heroisk 2
Plural heroiske 2
Definite attributive1 heroiske
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.

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs, hero).

Adjective[edit]

heroisk (indefinite singular heroisk, definite singular and plural heroiske)

  1. heroic

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs, hero).

Adjective[edit]

heroisk (indefinite singular heroisk, definite singular and plural heroiske)

  1. heroic

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German heroisch, from Latin hērōicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs) + -ικός (-ikós). Equivalent to hero +‎ -isk. Compare Danish heroisk and English heroic.

Adjective[edit]

heroisk (comparative mer heroisk, superlative mest heroisk)

  1. heroic

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of heroisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular heroisk mer heroisk mest heroisk
Neuter singular heroiskt mer heroiskt mest heroiskt
Plural heroiska mer heroiska mest heroiska
Masculine plural3 heroiske mer heroiska mest heroiska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 heroiske mer heroiske mest heroiske
All heroiska mer heroiska mest heroiska
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

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