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fintlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, fint +‎ -lig.

Adjective

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fintlig (comparative mer fintlig, superlative mest fintlig)

  1. (dated) clever, crafty

Declension

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Inflection of fintlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fintlig mer fintlig mest fintlig
neuter singular fintligt mer fintligt mest fintligt
plural fintliga mer fintliga mest fintliga
masculine plural2 fintlige mer fintliga mest fintliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fintlige mer fintlige mest fintlige
all fintliga mer fintliga mest fintliga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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