borgerlig
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
borgerlig (neuter singular borgerlig, definite singular and plural borgerlige)
References
- “borgerlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From borgare (“bourgeoisie”) + -lig (“-ly”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
borgerlig (comparative borgerligare, superlative borgerligast)
Declension
| Inflection of borgerlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | borgerlig | borgerligare | borgerligast |
| Neuter singular | borgerligt | borgerligare | borgerligast |
| Plural | borgerliga | borgerligare | borgerligast |
| Masculine plural3 | borgerlige | borgerligare | borgerligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | borgerlige | borgerligare | borgerligaste |
| All | borgerliga | borgerligare | borgerligaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- borgerlighet (“nonsocialist”, noun)
- borgerligt krig (“civil war”)
- kälkborgerlig
- småborgerlig (“petite bourgeoisie”)
- spetsborgerlig (“philistine; petty”)