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Swedish
Etymology
o- (“un-”) + självisk (“selfish”)
Adjective
osjälvisk (comparative mer osjälvisk, superlative mest osjälvisk)
- unselfish
- Synonym: altruistisk
- Antonym: självisk
Declension
| Inflection of osjälvisk
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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osjälvisk
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mer osjälvisk
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mest osjälvisk
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| Neuter singular
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osjälviskt
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mer osjälviskt
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mest osjälviskt
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| Plural
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osjälviska
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mer osjälviska
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mest osjälviska
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| Masculine plural3
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osjälviske
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mer osjälviska
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mest osjälviska
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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osjälviske
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mer osjälviske
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mest osjälviske
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| All
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osjälviska
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mer osjälviska
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mest osjälviska
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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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