djävulsk

Swedish

Pronunciation

(Sweden) IPA^(key): /²jɛːvɵlsk/
(Norrland) IPA^(key): /¹jæːvɵlsk/, /¹jæːvɵʂk/

Etymology

From djävul (“devil”) +‎ -sk (“-ish”). Doublet of diabolisk.

Adjective

djävulsk (comparative mer djävulsk, superlative mest djävulsk)

devilish, diabolical, very evil
Synonym: diabolisk

en djävulsk plan
a diabolical plan
(colloquial, dialectal, Norrland) An intensifier.
Synonym: jävulsk

Nu ska vi ha så djävulskt kul!
We’re gonna have so much fun!

Declension

Inflection of **djävulsk**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	djävulsk	mer djävulsk	mest djävulsk
neuter singular	djävulskt	mer djävulskt	mest djävulskt
plural	djävulska	mer djävulska	mest djävulska
masculine plural²	djävulske	mer djävulska	mest djävulska

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	djävulske	mer djävulske	mest djävulske
all	djävulska	mer djävulska	mest djävulska

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.

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