maskulin
Danish
Etymology
From Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).
Inflection
| Inflection of maskulin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | maskulin | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | maskulint | — | —2 |
| Plural | maskuline | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | maskuline | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
Related terms
- maskulinisere
- maskulinitet
- maskulinum
References
German
Etymology
In the grammatical sense (since 15th c.) from Latin masculīnus. Broader use (chiefly since 19th c.) after French masculin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaskuˌliːn/, /maskuˈliːn/
- There is a loose tendency to use initial stress in the grammatical sense, final stress otherwise.
audio (file) - Hyphenation: mas‧ku‧lin
Adjective
maskulin (strong nominative masculine singular maskuliner, comparative maskuliner, superlative am maskulinsten)
Declension
Positive forms of maskulin
Comparative forms of maskulin
Superlative forms of maskulin
Related terms
- Maskulinum, Maskulinität
- maskulinisieren
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin masculinus.
Adjective
maskulin (masculine and feminine maskulin, neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)
References
- “maskulin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “maskulin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).
Declension
| Inflection of maskulin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | maskulin | — | — |
| Neuter singular | maskulint | — | — |
| Plural | maskulina | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | maskuline | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | maskuline | — | — |
| All | maskulina | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
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