svensk

Danish

Adjective

svensk

  1. Swedish

Inflection
Inflection of svensk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular svensk — —2
Neuter singular svensk — —2
Plural svenske — —2
Definite attributive1 svenske — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

svensk n (singular definite svensken)

  1. Swedish (language)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svenskr

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʋɛnsk/

Adjective

svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)

  1. Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)

Derived terms

Noun

svensk m (definite singular svensken, uncountable)

  1. Swedish (the language)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svenskr

Adjective

svensk (neuter singular svensk, definite singular and plural svenske)

  1. Swedish (of, from or pertaining to Sweden)

Derived terms

Noun

svensk m (definite singular svensken, uncountable)

  1. Swedish (the language)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse svenskr, sœnskr, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”), from *swihô (“Swede”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /svɛnːsk/
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Adjective

svensk (comparative svenskare, superlative svenskast)

  1. Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the Swedish language

Declension
Inflection of svensk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular svensk svenskare svenskast
Neuter singular svenskt svenskare svenskast
Plural svenska 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.

Noun

svensk c (feminine: svenska)

  1. a Swede; person from Sweden

Declension
Declension of svensk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svensk svensken svenskar svenskarna
Genitive svensks svenskens svenskars svenskarnas

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate with Dalian svenska (“to write or speak Swedish”).

Verb

svensk (preterite & supine svenskä)

  1. (intransitive) To speak Swedish.
  2. (intransitive) To attitudinise to speak good Swedish.
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