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vänlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish vinliker or vän +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²vɛnlɪ(ɡ)/
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  • IPA(key): /²vɛːnlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

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vänlig (comparative vänligare, superlative vänligast)

  1. friendly, kind
    Antonym: ovänlig

Declension

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Inflection of vänlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vänlig vänligare vänligast
neuter singular vänligt vänligare vänligast
plural vänliga vänligare vänligast
masculine plural2 vänlige vänligare vänligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vänlige vänligare vänligaste
all vänliga vänligare vänligaste

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.

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