höger

See also: hoger

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǿgri, comparative of hǿgr (“easy, convenient”), from Proto-Germanic *hōgiz (“skilled”). Cognate with Icelandic hægri, Danish højre and Norwegian høyre.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

höger

1. right (opposite of left; on the east side when facing north)

   gå genom höger dörr, genom högra dörren ― walk through the right door

2. (politics) right-wing

Declension

Inflection of höger

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	höger	—	—
neuter singular	höger	—	—
plural	högra	—	—
masculine plural2	högre	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	högre	—	—
all	högra	—	—

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.

Antonyms

• vänster

Derived terms

• fröken Höger

Noun

höger c

1. the right side
2. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties
3. (sports) A player on the right side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey

Declension

Declension of höger

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	höger	högers
	definite	högern	högerns
plural	indefinite	högrar	högrars
	definite	högrarna	högrarnas

Antonyms

• vänster

References

• höger in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• höger in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• höger in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• högre