högsvenska
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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of hög (“high”) + svenska (“Swedish”), compare Hochdeutsch and høgnorsk.
Pronunciation
Noun
högsvenska c
- (chiefly Finland) the standard linguistic version Finland Swedish, without fennicisms, and as opposed to dialectal Finland Swedish
- (Sweden, obsolete) Standard Swedish
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | högsvenska | högsvenskas |
| definite | högsvenskan | högsvenskans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Synonyms
- finlandssvenskt riksspråk, standardfinlandssvenska (sense 1)
- rikssvenska, standardsvenska (sense 2)