politiske

Politiske is an adjective used in Danish and Norwegian meaning related to politics or political life. It derives from the same Latin and Greek roots as the English word political, with its form shaped through the Nordic languages’ inflection patterns. The term is closely related to the broader vocabulary of governance, public policy, and political theory, and it has cognates in neighboring languages such as Swedish politiska and German politische.

In usage, politiske describes things connected with politics: political parties, political issues, and political theories, as well as processes and systems within government and public administration. Examples include politiske partier (political parties), politiske spørsmål (political questions), politiske reformer (political reforms), and politiske ideologier (political ideologies). In academic and media contexts, the adjective appears in phrases that identify topics, analyses, or debates as political in nature, sometimes contrasted with non-political or technical domains.

Grammatical note: politiske is the inflected form commonly used before plural nouns or in fixed political phrases in both Danish and Norwegian. The base form for singular reference to a political attribute in many contexts is often politisk, with politiske appearing in plural or certain grammatical constructions. The term is widely used across public discourse, education, and journalism to designate matters pertaining to governance, policy, and power.