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revolutionär

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German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁevolut͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈneːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: re‧vo‧lu‧tio‧när

Adjective

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revolutionär (strong nominative masculine singular revolutionärer, comparative revolutionärer, superlative am revolutionärsten)

  1. revolutionary

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Swedish

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Etymology

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revolution +‎ -är

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Adjective

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revolutionär

  1. revolutionary
    en revolutionär upptäckt
    a revolutionary discovery
    Beethoven besjunger i sin 3:e symfoni ("Eroica") den revolutionäre hjältens bragder.
    Beethoven in his 3rd symphony ("Eroica") sings of the revolutionary hero's achievements.

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Inflection of revolutionär
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular revolutionär mer revolutionär mest revolutionär
neuter singular revolutionärt mer revolutionärt mest revolutionärt
plural revolutionära mer revolutionära mest revolutionära
masculine plural2 revolutionäre mer revolutionära mest revolutionära
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 revolutionäre mer revolutionäre mest revolutionäre
all revolutionära mer revolutionära mest revolutionära

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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revolutionär c

  1. revolutionary

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