irisk

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish irsker, from Old Norse írskr. Cognate of Danish irsk, German irisch, English Irish.

Adjective

irisk (comparative mer irisk, superlative mest irisk)

  1. Irish (pertaining to Ireland, in particular Celtic aspects of its culture)

Declension

Inflection of irisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular irisk mer irisk mest irisk
neuter singular iriskt mer iriskt mest iriskt
plural iriska mer iriska mest iriska
masculine plural2 iriske mer iriska mest iriska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 iriske mer iriske mest iriske
all iriska mer iriska mest iriska

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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