maktlysten
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
maktlysten (comparative mer maktlysten, superlative mest maktlysten)
- power-hungry (having a strong desire for power)
- Synonyms: härsklysten, (stronger) maktgalen
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of maktlysten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | maktlysten | mer maktlysten | mest maktlysten |
| Neuter singular | maktlystet | mer maktlystet | mest maktlystet |
| Plural | maktlystna | mer maktlystna | mest maktlystna |
| Masculine plural3 | maktlystne | mer maktlystna | mest maktlystna |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | maktlystne | mer maktlystne | mest maktlystne |
| All | maktlystna | mer maktlystna | mest maktlystna |
| 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 | |||
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- maktlysten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- maktlysten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- maktlysten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)