allmän
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse almennr, akin to alla + man.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]allmän (comparative allmännare, superlative allmännast)
- public (pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people)
- general, generic, common, vague (not specific), non-specialized
- han uttryckte sig bara i allmänna ordalag
- he used only vague terms
- ett allmänt förlag
- a non-specialized publishing house (for general literature)
- han uttryckte sig bara i allmänna ordalag
Declension
[edit]Inflection of allmän | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | allmän | allmännare | allmännast |
Neuter singular | allmänt | allmännare | allmännast |
Plural | allmänna | allmännare | allmännast |
Masculine plural3 | allmänne | allmännare | allmännast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | allmänne | allmännare | allmännaste |
All | allmänna | allmännare | allmännaste |
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 |
Further reading
[edit]- allmän in Svensk ordbok.