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osvensk

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Swedish

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Etymology

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o- +‎ svensk

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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osvensk (comparative mer osvensk, superlative mest osvensk)

  1. un-Swedish, not Swedish
  2. uninhibited, spontaneous, exotic (behavior uncommon among typical Swedes)
    "Jag har rätt och du har fel!" Ha ha, Hans Rosling är så härligt osvensk.
    "I am right and you are wrong!" Ha ha, Hans Rosling is so endearingly un-Swedish.

Usage notes

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Often used appreciatively of behavior that is contrary to stereotypes of Swedes as being reserved or overly modest.

Declension

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Inflection of osvensk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular osvensk mer osvensk mest osvensk
neuter singular osvenskt mer osvenskt mest osvenskt
plural osvenska mer osvenska mest osvenska
masculine plural2 osvenske mer osvenska mest osvenska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 osvenske mer osvenske mest osvenske
all osvenska mer osvenska mest osvenska

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.

Noun

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osvensk c

  1. (archaic) a non-Swede, a person not from Sweden
    Synonym: icke-svensk

Declension

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