maktlysten

Swedish

Etymology

makt +‎ lysten

Adjective

maktlysten (comparative mer maktlysten, superlative mest maktlysten)

1. power-hungry (having a strong desire for power)

   Synonyms: härsklysten, (stronger) maktgalen

Declension

Inflection of maktlysten
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	maktlysten	mer maktlysten	mest maktlysten
Neuter singular	maktlystet	mer maktlystet	mest maktlystet
Plural	maktlystna	mer maktlystna	mest maktlystna
Masculine plural3	maktlystne	mer maktlystna	mest maktlystna
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	maktlystne	mer maktlystne	mest maktlystne
All	maktlystna	mer maktlystna	mest maktlystna
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

Related terms

• maktlystnad

References

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

Anagrams

• maktlystne