abderittisk

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === abderitt +‎ -isk, first part from German Abderit (“Abderite”), from Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs), from Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra, “Abdera”), from a Phoenician word + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “demonymic suffix”), a back-formation of πολῑ́της (polī́tēs), from both πόλις (pólis, “city, community”), from Proto-Hellenic *ptólis (“city”), from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, from *tpelH- (“fortification, city”) + and from -της (-tēs, forms demonyms), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ and *-tós (forms verbal adjectives). Last part from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdəˈrɪtːɪsk/ Rhymes: -ɪsk Hyphenation: ab‧de‧ritt‧isk === Adjective === abderittisk (neuter singular abderittisk, definite singular and plural abderittiske, comparative mer abderittisk, superlative mest abderittisk) (figuratively, literary) abderian (foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter) Synonyms: trangsynt, molboaktig, trangviksk === References === “abderittisk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).