egennyttig
Danish
Etymology
Compound of egen + nyttig. Compare German eigennützig.
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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of egen + nyttig. Compare German eigennützig.
Adjective
egennyttig (comparative mer egennyttig, superlative mest egennyttig)
- selfish
- Synonyms: självisk, egoistisk
- Antonyms: oegennyttig, osjälvisk, altruistisk
Declension
| Inflection of egennyttig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | egennyttig | mer egennyttig | mest egennyttig |
| Neuter singular | egennyttigt | mer egennyttigt | mest egennyttigt |
| Plural | egennyttiga | mer egennyttiga | mest egennyttiga |
| Masculine plural3 | egennyttige | mer egennyttiga | mest egennyttiga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | egennyttige | mer egennyttige | mest egennyttige |
| All | egennyttiga | mer egennyttiga | mest egennyttiga |
| 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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