From French autrui (“others”) + -isk.
altruistisk
| Inflection of altruistisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | altruistisk | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | altruistisk | — | —2 |
| Plural | altruistiske | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | altruistiske | — | — |
| 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. | |||
altruistisk (comparative mer altruistisk, superlative mest altruistisk)
| Inflection of altruistisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | altruistisk | mer altruistisk | mest altruistisk |
| Neuter singular | altruistiskt | mer altruistiskt | mest altruistiskt |
| Plural | altruistiska | mer altruistiska | mest altruistiska |
| Masculine plural3 | altruistiske | mer altruistiska | mest altruistiska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | altruistiske | mer altruistiske | mest altruistiske |
| All | altruistiska | mer altruistiska | mest altruistiska |
| 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 | |||