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German
Suffix
-mässig
- Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of -mäßig.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German -mäßig in words like regelmäßig, from Maß (“measure”). Compare Danish -mæssig.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-mässig
- -wise, in terms of (with respect to, concerning)
Rent ketchupmässigt var det inga problem med burgarna. De hade lagom mycket ketchup.- Purely ketchupwise, there was no problem with the burgers. They had a good amount of ketchup.
- -like (befitting the thing that comes before)
gentlemannamässigt uppförande- gentlemanlike behavior
Declension
Inflection of -mässig
Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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common singular
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-mässig
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—
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—
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neuter singular
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-mässigt
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—
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—
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plural
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-mässiga
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—
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—
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masculine plural2
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-mässige
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—
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—
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Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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masculine singular3
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-mässige
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—
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—
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all
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-mässiga
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—
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—
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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.
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