livegen
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
livegen
- adscript (bound to a tract of land)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of livegen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | livegen | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | livegent | — | —2 |
| Plural | livegne | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | livegne | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
liv + egen, from German leibeigen, used in Swedish since 1631.
Adjective[edit]
livegen (not comparable)
- in villeinage, in serfdom, adscript
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of livegen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | livegen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | liveget | — | — |
| Plural | livegna | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | livegne | — | — |
| All | livegna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. |
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Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
livegen c
References[edit]
- livegen in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- livegen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
