faderlig

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Swedish

Etymology

fader (father) +‎ -lig (-ly)

Adjective

faderlig (comparative faderligare, superlative faderligast)

  1. fatherly, paternal

Declension

Inflection of faderlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular faderlig faderligare faderligast
neuter singular faderligt faderligare faderligast
plural faderliga faderligare faderligast
masculine plural2 faderlige faderligare faderligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 faderlige faderligare faderligaste
all faderliga faderligare faderligaste

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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