hellenistisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A loanword, compare with German hellenistisch

Adjective

hellenistisk (indefinite singular hellenistisk, definite singular and plural hellenistiske)

1. Hellenistic

References

• “hellenistisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hellenistisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

As for Bokmål

Adjective

hellenistisk (indefinite singular hellenistisk, definite singular and plural hellenistiske)

1. Hellenistic

References

• “hellenistisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

hellenist +‎ -isk. Cognate of German hellenistisch. From Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs).

Adjective

hellenistisk (not comparable)

1. Hellenistic

Declension

Inflection of hellenistisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hellenistisk	—	—
neuter singular	hellenistiskt	—	—
plural	hellenistiska	—	—
masculine plural2	hellenistiske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hellenistiske	—	—
all	hellenistiska	—	—

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.

Related terms

• hellen
• hellenism
• hellenist

References

• hellenistisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hellenistisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hellenistisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)