Alkoholisk
Alkoholisk is an adjective used in several Nordic languages, notably Swedish and Norwegian, to denote something related to alcohol. It can describe substances or phenomena linked to ethanol, such as alcoholic beverages or effects of drinking. In everyday language, more precise terms are often preferred: for beverages, many speakers use alkoholhaltig or dryck med alkohol; for describing intoxication, phrases like berusad or påverkad av alkohol are common.
In medical and research contexts, “alkoholisk” is rarely used as a diagnostic label. The modern, formal terminology
Etymology and cognates: The word derives from alkohol plus the suffix -isk, a pattern common in Scandinavian