vänlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish vinliker or vän +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²vɛnlɪ(ɡ)/
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  • IPA(key): /²vɛːnlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

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vänlig (comparative vänligare, superlative vänligast)

  1. friendly, kind
    Antonym: ovänlig

Declension

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Inflection of vänlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vänlig vänligare vänligast
Neuter singular vänligt vänligare vänligast
Plural vänliga vänligare vänligast
Masculine plural3 vänlige vänligare vänligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 vänlige vänligare vänligaste
All vänliga vänligare vänligaste
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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