skeptisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

skeptisk (neuter singular skeptisk, definite singular and plural skeptiske)

1. sceptical (UK), or skeptical (US)

References

• “skeptisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

skeptisk (indefinite singular skeptisk, definite singular and plural skeptiske)

1. sceptical (UK), or skeptical (US)

References

• “skeptisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• (strong conjugation) skœpisk

Verb

skeptisk

1. weak second-person singular past subjunctive mediopassive of skepja
2. weak third-person singular/plural past subjunctive mediopassive of skepja

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I consider”), compare to σκοπέω (skopéō, “I view, examine”) + -isk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹skɛptɪsk/
• IPA^(key): /¹ɧɛptɪsk/ (dated, rare)

Adjective

skeptisk

1. skeptical

Declension

Inflection of skeptisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	skeptisk	mer skeptisk	mest skeptisk
neuter singular	skeptiskt	mer skeptiskt	mest skeptiskt
plural	skeptiska	mer skeptiska	mest skeptiska
masculine plural2	skeptiske	mer skeptiska	mest skeptiska
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skeptiske	mer skeptiske	mest skeptiske
all	skeptiska	mer skeptiska	mest skeptiska

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.

Related terms

• skepsis
• skepticism

References

• skeptisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)