Inherited from Old Swedish iæmliker. By surface analysis, jämn + lik. Compare Old Norse jafnlíkr.
jämlik (comparative jämlikare, superlative jämlikast)
Inflection of jämlik | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | jämlik | jämlikare | jämlikast |
Neuter singular | jämlikt | jämlikare | jämlikast |
Plural | jämlika | jämlikare | jämlikast |
Masculine plural3 | jämlike | jämlikare | jämlikast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | jämlike | jämlikare | jämlikaste |
All | jämlika | jämlikare | jämlikaste |
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 |