nationell

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /natɧʊˈnɛl/

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Adjective

nationell (comparative mer nationell, superlative mest nationell)

1. national (of or having to do with a nation)

Usage notes

• In compounds, the combining form national- is used, e.g. nationalmuseum.
• Many national Swedish institutions use the prefix riks- from the noun rike, e.g. riksarkiv.

Declension

Inflection of nationell

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	nationell	mer nationell	mest nationell
neuter singular	nationellt	mer nationellt	mest nationellt
plural	nationella	mer nationella	mest nationella
masculine plural2	nationelle	mer nationella	mest nationella
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	nationelle	mer nationelle	mest nationelle
all	nationella	mer nationella	mest nationella

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• internationell
• multinationell
• mångnationell
• onationell
• transnationell
• övernationell

Related terms

• nation
• nationalism
• nationalist
• nationalistisk
• nationalitet

References

• “nationell”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “nationell”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “nationell”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)