floskel

See also: Floskel

Danish

Noun

floskel

1. (countable) platitude

Declension

Declension of floskel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	floskel	flosklen	floskler	flosklerne
genitive	floskels	flosklens	flosklers	flosklernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

Noun

floskel m (definite singular floskelen, indefinite plural floskler, definite plural flosklene)

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

References

• “floskel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “floskel” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

Noun

floskel m (definite singular floskelen, indefinite plural flosklar, definite plural flosklane)

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

References

• “floskel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin flosculus (“small flower, thinking (mental) language”), diminutive of flos (“embellishment, flower”). Cognate with German Floskel.

Noun

floskel c

1. empty phrase, platitude, cliché, bromide

Usage notes

Mostly used in the plural form.

Declension

Declension of floskel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	floskel	floskels
	definite	floskeln	floskelns
plural	indefinite	floskler	flosklers
	definite	flosklerna	flosklernas

References

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