eterisk

Swedish

Etymology

eter +‎ -isk

Adjective

eterisk (not comparable)

1. volatile (easily changing into a gas)

   Synonym: flyktig

   eterisk olja

   essential oil ("volatile oil")

2. ethereal (light and delicate)

   eterisk sång

   ethereal singing

3. etheric (relating to the ether)

Declension

Inflection of eterisk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	eterisk	—	—
neuter singular	eteriskt	—	—
plural	eteriska	—	—
masculine plural2	eteriske	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	eteriske	—	—
all	eteriska	—	—

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.

References

• “eterisk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “eterisk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “eterisk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)