rysk
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ryſk (obsolete typography)
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish ryzker; equivalent to ryss + -sk.
Adjective
[edit]rysk (comparative ryskare, superlative ryskast)
- Russian; of or pertaining to Russia or the Russian language
- ryska tiden
- the Russian era (the years 1809-1917, when Finland was a part of the Russian empire)
- ryska tiden
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of rysk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rysk | ryskare | ryskast |
| Neuter singular | ryskt | ryskare | ryskast |
| Plural | ryska | ryskare | ryskast |
| Masculine plural3 | ryske | ryskare | ryskast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ryske | ryskare | ryskaste |
| All | ryska | ryskare | ryskaste |
| 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
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Documented since 1669. Cognate with Danish rysk, Nilandian ryskr, Smalandian ryskig, rysket, Norwegian rysk, rusk.
Adjective
[edit]rysk (comparative mer rysk, superlative mest rysk)
- crazy, out of one's mind (especially in the phrase helt rysk, entirely crazy)
- Har du blivit helt rysk?
- Have you gone entirely out of your mind?
Usage notes
[edit]Often connected to the previous word.