kvinnlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish qvinliker, qvinzliker, from Old Norse kvennsligr and kvennligr. Akin to kvinna +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

kvinnlig (comparative kvinnligare, superlative kvinnligast)

  1. feminine (having the qualities associated with a woman)
    Synonym: feminin
  2. female, woman
    Det var en kvinnlig reporter som sade det.
    It was a female reporter who said that.

Declension
Inflection of kvinnlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kvinnlig kvinnligare kvinnligast
Neuter singular kvinnligt kvinnligare kvinnligast
Plural kvinnliga kvinnligare kvinnligast
Masculine plural3 kvinnlige kvinnligare kvinnligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kvinnlige kvinnligare kvinnligaste
All kvinnliga kvinnligare kvinnligaste
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

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