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Swedish
Etymology
själv + -isk
Adjective
självisk
- selfish (holding one's self-interest as the standard for decision making)
- Synonym: egoistisk
- Antonyms: osjälvisk, altruistisk
Declension
| Inflection of självisk
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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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självisk
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mer självisk
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mest självisk
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| Neuter singular
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själviskt
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mer själviskt
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mest själviskt
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| Plural
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själviska
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mer själviska
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mest själviska
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| Masculine plural3
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själviske
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mer själviska
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mest själviska
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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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själviske
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mer själviske
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mest själviske
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| All
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själviska
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mer själviska
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mest själviska
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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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