jämlik
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish iæmliker. By surface analysis, jämn + lik. Compare Old Norse jafnlíkr.
Adjective[edit]
jämlik (comparative jämlikare, superlative jämlikast)
- equal (in rights and the like)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of jämlik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jämlik | jämlikare | jämlikast |
| Neuter singular | jämlikt | jämlikare | jämlikast |
| Plural | jämlika | jämlikare | jämlikast |
| Masculine plural3 | jämlike | jämlikare | jämlikast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jämlike | jämlikare | jämlikaste |
| All | jämlika | jämlikare | jämlikaste |
| 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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- jämlik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jämlik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jämlik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- jämn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)