allvarlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish alvarliker, from Old Norse alvarligr; synchronically, allvar (seriousness) + -lig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalˌvɑːrlɪɡ/
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Adjective

allvarlig

  1. serious; needing great attention; without humour

Declension

Inflection of allvarlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular allvarlig allvarligare allvarligast
Neuter singular allvarligt allvarligare allvarligast
Plural allvarliga allvarligare allvarligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 allvarlige allvarligare allvarligaste
All allvarliga allvarligare allvarligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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