spetsborgerlig

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word spetsborgerlig. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word spetsborgerlig, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say spetsborgerlig in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word spetsborgerlig you have here. The definition of the word spetsborgerlig will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofspetsborgerlig, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swedish

Etymology

spetsborgare +‎ -lig. Compare German spießbürgerlich.

Adjective

spetsborgerlig (comparative spetsborgerligare, superlative spetsborgerligast)

  1. (dated) philistine, petty
    Synonyms: kälkborgerlig, småborgerlig

Declension

Inflection of spetsborgerlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular spetsborgerlig spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligast
neuter singular spetsborgerligt spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligast
plural spetsborgerliga spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligast
masculine plural2 spetsborgerlige spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 spetsborgerlige spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligaste
all spetsborgerliga spetsborgerligare spetsborgerligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References