hemlig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”). Compare with English homely.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]hemlig (comparative hemligare, superlative hemligast)
- secret (being or kept hidden)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of hemlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hemlig | hemligare | hemligast |
Neuter singular | hemligt | hemligare | hemligast |
Plural | hemliga | hemligare | hemligast |
Masculine plural3 | hemlige | hemligare | hemligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hemlige | hemligare | hemligaste |
All | hemliga | hemligare | hemligaste |
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- hemlig in Svensk ordbok.
- hemlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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