Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

patetisk

pathetic

Meaning

pathetic

In Swedish: som väcker medlidande; högtidligt känslosam

Forms

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

Practise patetisk

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What does patetisk mean?

patetisk in a sentence

ett patetiskt försök
a pathetic effort

Questions

What does patetisk mean in English?

patetisk means “pathetic”.

Similar words

löjliglöjeväckande

Origin

From Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós).

Nearby common words

patetisk is number 3,243 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,239utifrån from outside
3,240mån degree
3,241antyda hint, suggest
3,242efternamn surname, family (last) name
3,244medvetande consciousness, awareness
3,245tjusig charming
3,246viktoria A victory., A victoria; a victorious female person.
3,247fräck shameless, brazen

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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