manlig

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Swedish

Etymology

man +‎ -lig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

manlig (comparative manligare, superlative manligast)

  1. manly; having the characteristics (viewed as befitting) of a man
    Antonyms: kvinnlig, omanlig
  2. male
    Antonym: kvinnlig
    Det var en manlig reporter som sade det.
    It was a male reporter who said that.

Declension

Inflection of manlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular manlig manligare manligast
Neuter singular manligt manligare manligast
Plural manliga manligare manligast
Masculine plural3 manlige manligare manligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 manlige manligare manligaste
All manliga manligare manligaste
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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