machiavellisk
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, suffixed with -isk. Attested since the 1630s.
Adjective[edit]
machiavellisk (comparative mer machiavellisk, superlative mest machiavellisk)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of machiavellisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | machiavellisk | mer machiavellisk | mest machiavellisk |
| Neuter singular | machiavelliskt | mer machiavelliskt | mest machiavelliskt |
| Plural | machiavelliska | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
| Masculine plural3 | machiavelliske | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | machiavelliske | mer machiavelliske | mest machiavelliske |
| All | machiavelliska | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
| 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 | |||