svensk
Danish
Inflection
Inflection of svensk | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | svensk | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | svensk | — | —2 |
Plural | svenske | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | svenske | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋɛnsk/
Adjective
svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr
Adjective
svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr, sœnskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”), from *swihô (“Swede”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɛnːsk/
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Adjective
Declension
Inflection of svensk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | svensk | svenskare | svenskast |
Neuter singular | svenskt | svenskare | svenskast |
Plural | svenska | svenskare | svenskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | svenske | svenskare | svenskaste |
All | svenska | svenskare | svenskaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Declension
Declension of svensk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | svensk | svensken | svenskar | svenskarna |
Genitive | svensks | svenskens | svenskars | svenskarnas |
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Cognate with Dalian svenska (“to write or speak Swedish”).
Verb
svensk (preterite & supine svenskä)
- (intransitive) To speak Swedish.
- (intransitive) To attitudinise to speak good Swedish.
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