fientlig
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vīentlik, from vient + -lik, equivalent to fiende + -lig. Compare similar constructions with Norwegian Bokmål fiendtlig, Norwegian Nynorsk fiendtleg, fiendsleg, Danish fjendtlig, German feindlich, Dutch vijandelijk and English fiendly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪˈɛntlɪ(ɡ)/
Declension
| Inflection of fientlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | fientlig | mer fientlig | mest fientlig |
| Neuter singular | fientligt | mer fientligt | mest fientligt |
| Plural | fientliga | mer fientliga | mest fientliga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | fientlige | mer fientlige | mest fientlige |
| All | fientliga | mer fientliga | mest fientliga |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- fientlig in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- fientlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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