svensk
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse svænskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”), cognate with Swedish svensk. Derived from *swihô (“Swede”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvɛnˀsk/, [ˈsʋ̥ɛnˀsɡ̊]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋɛnsk/
Adjective
svensk (indefinite singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Derived terms
References
- “svensk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svenskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz.
Adjective
svensk (indefinite singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)
- Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)
Derived terms
- svenskegrense
- svenskehandel
- svenskekonge
- Svenskelandet (“the Swedish coast”)
- svenskeomn
- svenske m (“(male) Swede”), svenske f (“female Swede”)
References
- “svensk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Swedish
Alternative forms
- swensk, Swensk, swänsk, Swänsk (all obsolete)
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 |
Masculine plural3 | svenske | 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. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
Declension
Declension of svensk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | svensk | svensken | svenskar | svenskarna |
Genitive | svensks | svenskens | svenskars | svenskarnas |
Derived terms
See also
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