Danish

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Etymology

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From barbar +‎ -isk.

Adjective

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barbarisk (neuter barbarisk, plural and definite singular attributive barbariske)

  1. barbaric, uncivilized

Inflection

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Inflection of barbarisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular barbarisk mere barbarisk mest barbarisk2
indefinite neuter singular barbarisk mere barbarisk mest barbarisk2
plural barbariske mere barbarisk mest barbarisk2
definite attributive1 barbariske mere barbarisk mest barbariske

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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From barbar +‎ -isk.

Adjective

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barbarisk (indefinite singular barbarisk, definite singular and plural barbariske)

  1. barbarian, barbaric, barbarous

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From barbar +‎ -isk.

Adjective

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barbarisk (indefinite singular barbarisk, definite singular and plural barbariske)

  1. barbarian, barbaric, barbarous

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Swedish

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Adjective

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barbarisk (comparative mer barbarisk, superlative mest barbarisk)

  1. barbaric; relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior

Declension

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Inflection of barbarisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular barbarisk mer barbarisk mest barbarisk
neuter singular barbariskt mer barbariskt mest barbariskt
plural barbariska mer barbariska mest barbariska
masculine plural2 barbariske mer barbariska mest barbariska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 barbariske mer barbariske mest barbariske
all barbariska mer barbariska mest barbariska

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.

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