borgerlig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From borger +‎ -lig.

Adjective

borgerlig (neuter singular borgerlig, definite singular and plural borgerlige)

1. bourgeois, middle-class
2. civil

References

• “borgerlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From borgare (“bourgeoisie”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

borgerlig (comparative borgerligare, superlative borgerligast)

1. bourgeois, middle-class
2. (politics) nonsocialist
3. civil

Declension

Inflection of borgerlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	borgerlig	borgerligare	borgerligast
neuter singular	borgerligt	borgerligare	borgerligast
plural	borgerliga	borgerligare	borgerligast
masculine plural2	borgerlige	borgerligare	borgerligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	borgerlige	borgerligare	borgerligaste
all	borgerliga	borgerligare	borgerligaste

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.

Derived terms

• borgerlighet (“nonsocialist”, noun)
• borgerligt krig (“civil war”)
• kälkborgerlig
• småborgerlig (“petite bourgeoisie”)
• spetsborgerlig (“philistine; petty”)

References

• borgerlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• borgerlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)