Borrowed from French musculeux, from Latin mūsculōsus. By surface analysis, Muskul + -ös.
muskulös (strong nominative masculine singular muskulöser, comparative muskulöser, superlative am muskulösesten)
muskulös (comparative muskulösare, superlative muskulösast)
Sometimes jokingly contrasted with muskellös (muscle-less).
Inflection of muskulös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | muskulös | muskulösare | muskulösast |
Neuter singular | muskulöst | muskulösare | muskulösast |
Plural | muskulösa | muskulösare | muskulösast |
Masculine plural3 | muskulöse | muskulösare | muskulösast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | muskulöse | muskulösare | muskulösaste |
All | muskulösa | muskulösare | muskulösaste |
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 |