livegen
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
livegen
- adscript (bound to a tract of land)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of livegen | |||
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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. |
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 | |||
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Indefinite | 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 the predicative. |
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.