Swedish adjective

hektisk

hectic

Meaning

hectic

In Swedish: intensiv och brådskande

Forms

Forms of hektisk
Basic form	hektisk	with en-words
Neuter	hektiskt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	hektiska	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer hektisk	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest hektisk	“-est”, “most …”

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What does hektisk mean?

hektisk in a sentence

den hektiska morgontrafiken
the hectic morning traffic

Questions

What does hektisk mean in English?

hektisk means “hectic”.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós), from the noun ἕξις (héxis, “state of mind, habit”).

Nearby common words

hektisk is number 7,524 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,520agerande acting
7,521respekterad respected, well-respected
7,522snabbast fastest
7,523defekt defective
7,525klaffa work [well]
7,526oxe bullock
7,527stereo stereo
7,528memorera memorize

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary