lakonisk

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laˈkʰoˀnisɡ̊]

Adjective

lakonisk (plural and definite singular attributive lakoniske)

  1. laconic (brief, concise)
  2. Laconian (relating to the Greek landscape of Laconia or its capital Sparta)

Inflection

Inflection of lakonisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular lakonisk mere lakonisk mest lakonisk2
indefinite neuter singular lakonisk mere lakonisk mest lakonisk2
plural lakoniske mere lakonisk mest lakonisk2
definite attributive1 lakoniske mere lakonisk mest lakoniske

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.

Adverb

lakonisk

  1. laconically

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Adjective

lakonisk (indefinite singular lakonisk, definite singular and plural lakoniske)

  1. laconic
  2. (as an adverb) laconically
  3. Laconian (relating to Lakonia (Laconia) and Laconians)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Adjective

lakonisk (indefinite singular lakonisk, definite singular and plural lakoniske)

  1. laconic
  2. Laconian (relating to Lakonia (Laconia) and Laconians)

References

Swedish

Adjective

lakonisk

  1. laconic (saying much with few words)

Declension

Inflection of lakonisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lakonisk
neuter singular lakoniskt
plural lakoniska
masculine plural2 lakoniske
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lakoniske
all lakoniska

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.

References