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Definition 2024
svensk
svensk
Danish
Adjective
svensk
Inflection
| Inflection of svensk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
Noun
svensk n (singular definite svensken)
- Swedish (language)
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋɛnsk/
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr
Adjective
svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Noun
svensk m (definite singular svensken, uncountable)
- Swedish (the language)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Noun
svensk m (definite singular svensken, uncountable)
- Swedish (the language)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr, sœnskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”), from *swihô (“Swede”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɛnːsk/
Adjective
svensk (comparative svenskare, superlative svenskast)
Declension
| Inflection of svensk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | 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 an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
Noun
svensk c (feminine: svenska)
- a Swede; person from Sweden
Declension
| Inflection of svensk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svensk | svensken | svenskar | svenskarna |
| Genitive | svensks | svenskens | svenskars | svenskarnas |