fientlig

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German vīentlik, from vient + -lik, equivalent to fiende +‎ -lig. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fiendtlig, Norwegian Nynorsk fiendtleg, fiendsleg, Danish fjendtlig, German feindlich, Dutch vijandelijk and English fiendly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪˈɛntlɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

fientlig (comparative mer fientlig, superlative mest fientlig)

  1. hostile

Declension

Inflection of fientlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fientlig mer fientlig mest fientlig
neuter singular fientligt mer fientligt mest fientligt
plural fientliga mer fientliga mest fientliga
masculine plural2 fientlige mer fientliga mest fientliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fientlige mer fientlige mest fientlige
all fientliga mer fientliga mest fientliga

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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