främlingsfientlig

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of främling (“stranger”) +‎ fientlig (“hostile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²frɛmlɪŋsfɪˌɛntlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

främlingsfientlig (comparative främlingsfientligare, superlative främlingsfientligast)

1. xenophobic

Usage notes

• Especially used politically, e.g. about political parties etc.

Declension

Inflection of främlingsfientlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	främlingsfientlig	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligast
neuter singular	främlingsfientligt	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligast
plural	främlingsfientliga	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligast
masculine plural2	främlingsfientlige	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	främlingsfientlige	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligaste
all	främlingsfientliga	främlingsfientligare	främlingsfientligaste

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.

Synonyms

• xenofobisk

References

• främlingsfientlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)