From liv (“life”) + egen (“own”), calque of German leibeigen, Leibeigener.
livegen (neuter livegent, plural and definite singular attributive livegne)
livegen (singular definite den livegne, plural indefinite livegne)
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | livegen | den livegne | livegne | de livegne |
genitive | livegens | den livegnes | livegnes | de livegnes |
liv + egen, from German leibeigen, used in Swedish since 1631.
livegen (not comparable)
Inflection of livegen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | livegen | — | — |
Neuter singular | liveget | — | — |
Plural | livegna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | livegne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | livegne | — | — |
All | livegna | — | — |
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 |
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