From French souverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super (“above”). Cognate of English sovereign, Italian soprano.
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suverän (comparative suveränare, superlative suveränast)
Inflection of suverän | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | suverän | suveränare | suveränast |
Neuter singular | suveränt | suveränare | suveränast |
Plural | suveräna | suveränare | suveränast |
Masculine plural3 | suveräne | suveränare | suveränast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | suveräne | suveränare | suveränaste |
All | suveräna | suveränare | suveränaste |
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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