maskulin
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).
Adjective
editmaskulin
Inflection
editInflection of maskulin | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | maskulin | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | maskulint | — | —2 |
Plural | maskuline | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | maskuline | — | — |
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. |
Antonyms
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editGerman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editIn the grammatical sense (since 15th c.) from Latin masculīnus. Broader use (chiefly since 19th c.) after French masculin.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmaskuˌliːn/, /maskuˈliːn/
- There is a loose tendency to use initial stress in the grammatical sense, final stress otherwise.
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mas‧ku‧lin
Adjective
editmaskulin (strong nominative masculine singular maskuliner, comparative maskuliner, superlative am maskulinsten)
- (grammar) masculine (of masculine grammatical gender)
- masculine, manly (of markedly male association, e.g. in appearance)
- (very rare) male (belonging to the male sex)
- Synonym: männlich
Declension
editPositive forms of maskulin
Comparative forms of maskulin
Superlative forms of maskulin
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editFurther reading
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Latin masculinus.
Adjective
editmaskulin (masculine and feminine maskulin, neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)
References
edit- “maskulin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “maskulin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin masculinus.
Adjective
editmaskulin (neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)
References
edit- “maskulin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).
Adjective
editmaskulin (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection of maskulin | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | maskulin | — | — |
Neuter singular | maskulint | — | — |
Plural | maskulina | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | maskuline | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | maskuline | — | — |
All | maskulina | — | — |
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 |
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