tektonisk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German tektonisch, from Latin tectonicus and Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”).

Adjective

tektonisk (indefinite singular tektonisk, definite singular and plural tektoniske)

1. tectonic (chiefly geology)

References

• “tektonisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tektonisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German tektonisch, from Latin tectonicus and Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós).

Adjective

tektonisk (indefinite singular tektonisk, definite singular and plural tektoniske)

1. tectonic (chiefly geology)

References

• “tektonisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

tektonik +‎ -isk

Adjective

tektonisk (not comparable)

1. (geology) tectonic
2. (architecture) tectonic

Declension

Inflection of tektonisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	tektonisk	—	—
neuter singular	tektoniskt	—	—
plural	tektoniska	—	—
masculine plural2	tektoniske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tektoniske	—	—
all	tektoniska	—	—

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.

See also

• arkitektonisk
• plattektonik

References

• tektonisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)