humanitär

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See also: humanitar and humanitær

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French humanitaire.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌhumaniˈtɛːɐ̯/, /-ˈteːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: hu‧ma‧ni‧tär

Adjective[edit]

humanitär (strong nominative masculine singular humanitärer, not comparable)

  1. humanitarian

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French humanitaire.

Adjective[edit]

humanitär (comparative mer humanitär, superlative mest humanitär)

  1. humanitarian
    en humanitär katastrof
    a humanitarian catastrophe

Usage notes[edit]

Used "improperly" in the same way as in English, like in the example.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of humanitär
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular humanitär mer humanitär mest humanitär
Neuter singular humanitärt mer humanitärt mest humanitärt
Plural humanitära mer humanitära mest humanitära
Masculine plural3 humanitäre mer humanitära mest humanitära
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 humanitäre mer humanitäre mest humanitäre
All humanitära mer humanitära mest humanitära
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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