benägen
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish benæghin, likely from unattested Middle Low German *genegen (equivalent to Dutch genegen), past participle of Middle Low German nigen (“to bend; to bow down”). Compare German geneigt. Doublet of niga.
Adjective
Declension
| Inflection of benägen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | benägen | mer benägen | mest benägen |
| Neuter singular | benäget | mer benäget | mest benäget |
| Plural | benägna | mer benägna | mest benägna |
| Masculine plural3 | benägne | mer benägna | mest benägna |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | benägne | mer benägne | mest benägne |
| All | benägna | mer benägna | mest benägna |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
- benägenhet
- självmordsbenägen
- våldsbenägen
References
- benägen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- benägen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- benägen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- benägen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- benägen in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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