vänlig

See also: vanlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vinliker or vän +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vɛnlɪ(ɡ)/

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• IPA^(key): /²vɛːnlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

vänlig (comparative vänligare, superlative vänligast)

1. friendly, kind

   Antonym: ovänlig

Declension

Inflection of vänlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	vänlig	vänligare	vänligast
neuter singular	vänligt	vänligare	vänligast
plural	vänliga	vänligare	vänligast
masculine plural2	vänlige	vänligare	vänligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	vänlige	vänligare	vänligaste
all	vänliga	vänligare	vänligaste

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

• vänlighet

Related terms

• vänligen
• vänligt

See also

• snäll

References

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