attisk

Danish

Etymology

Via German attisch and Latin Atticus from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈatˢisɡ̊]

Adjective

attisk

1. Attic, belonging to the landscape of Attica or the city of Athens
2. Attic, referring to the dialect or the literature of Classical Athens

Inflection

Inflection of attisk

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	attisk	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	attisk	—	—2
plural	attiske	—	—2
definite attributive1	attiske	—	—

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.

Noun

attisk (uninflected)

1. the Attic dialect of Greek

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with German attisch and English Attic.

Adjective

attisk (not comparable)

1. Attic, relating to Attica or Athens

Declension

Inflection of attisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	attisk	—	—
neuter singular	attiskt	—	—
plural	attiska	—	—
masculine plural2	attiske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	attiske	—	—
all	attiska	—	—

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.

Synonyms

• atensk

Related terms

• Attika
• attisk sälta
• attiskt salt

References

• attisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• attisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• siktat, skitat, statik