djävulsk

Swedish

Etymology

From djävul (“devil”) +‎ -sk (“-ish”). Doublet of diabolisk.

Pronunciation

  • (Sweden) IPA(key): /²jɛːvɵlsk/
  • (Norrland) IPA(key): /¹jæːvɵlsk/, /¹jæːvɵʂk/

Adjective

djävulsk (comparative mer djävulsk, superlative mest djävulsk)

  1. devilish, diabolical, very evil
    Synonym: diabolisk
    en djävulsk plan
    a diabolical plan
  2. (colloquial, dialectal, Norrland) An intensifier.
    Synonym: jävulsk
    Nu ska vi ha så djävulskt kul!
    We’re gonna have so much fun!

Declension

Inflection of djävulsk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular djävulsk mer djävulsk mest djävulsk
neuter singular djävulskt mer djävulskt mest djävulskt
plural djävulska mer djävulska mest djävulska
masculine plural2 djävulske mer djävulska mest djävulska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 djävulske mer djävulske mest djävulske
all djävulska mer djävulska mest djävulska

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.

References

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