självisk

Swedish

Etymology

själv + -isk

Adjective

självisk

  1. selfish (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making)
    Synonym: egoistisk
    Antonyms: osjälvisk, altruistisk

Declension

Inflection of självisk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular självisk mer självisk mest självisk
Neuter singular själviskt mer själviskt mest själviskt
Plural själviska mer själviska mest själviska
Masculine plural3 själviske mer själviska mest själviska
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 själviske mer själviske mest själviske
All själviska mer själviska mest själviska
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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