pathetisch
Dutch
Etymology
Based on French pathétique, with the suffix -isch.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
pathetisch (comparative pathetischer, superlative meest pathetisch or pathetischt)
- pathetic
- histrionic; gushing; pompous; grandiose (excessively emotional, dramatic, or solemn)
Inflection
Inflection of pathetisch | ||||
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uninflected | pathetisch | |||
inflected | pathetische | |||
comparative | pathetischer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | pathetisch | pathetischer | het pathetischt het pathetischte | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | pathetische | pathetischere | pathetischte |
n. sing. | pathetisch | pathetischer | pathetischte | |
plural | pathetische | pathetischere | pathetischte | |
definite | pathetische | pathetischere | pathetischte | |
partitive | pathetisch | pathetischers | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈteːtɪʃ/
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧the‧tisch
Adjective
pathetisch (strong nominative masculine singular pathetischer, comparative pathetischer, superlative am pathetischsten)
- histrionic; gushing; pompous; grandiose (excessively emotional, dramatic, or solemn)
Declension
Positive forms of pathetisch
Comparative forms of pathetisch
Superlative forms of pathetisch
Related terms
Further reading
- “pathetisch” in Duden online
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