etnisk
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós) and ἔθνος (éthnos)
Inflection
| Inflection of etnisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | etnisk | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | etnisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | etniske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | etniske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐθνικός (ethnikós) and ἔθνος (éthnos), cognate with German ethnisch, English ethnic, used in Swedish since 1864.
Adjective
etnisk (not comparable)
- ethnic (of or relating to a group of people of common background)
- ethnic (belonging to a foreign culture)
- etnisk mat, etniska livsmedel
- ethnic food
Declension
| Inflection of etnisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | etnisk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | etniskt | — | — |
| Plural | etniska | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | etniske | — | — |
| All | etniska | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- etnicitet
- etnisk rensning
- etno
- etnocentrisk
References
- etnisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- etnisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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