lakonisk

Danish

Alternative forms

• lakonsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈkʰoˀnisɡ̊]

Adjective

lakonisk (plural and definite singular attributive lakoniske)

1. laconic (brief, concise)
2. Laconian (relating to the Greek landscape of Laconia or its capital Sparta)

Adverb

lakonisk

1. laconically

References

• “lakonisk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Adjective

lakonisk (indefinite singular lakonisk, definite singular and plural lakoniske)

1. laconic
2. (as an adverb) laconically
3. Laconian (relating to Lakonia (Laconia) and Laconians)

References

• “lakonisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Adjective

lakonisk (indefinite singular lakonisk, definite singular and plural lakoniske)

1. laconic
2. Laconian (relating to Lakonia (Laconia) and Laconians)

References

• “lakonisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

lakonisk

1. laconic (saying much with few words)

Declension

Inflection of lakonisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	lakonisk	—	—
neuter singular	lakoniskt	—	—
plural	lakoniska	—	—
masculine plural2	lakoniske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lakoniske	—	—
all	lakoniska	—	—

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.

References

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