lesbisk

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛsb̥isɡ̊]
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Adjective

lesbisk

  1. lesbian (pertaining to female homosexuality)
  2. Lesbian (concerning the Greek island of Lesbos and the Ancient Greek dialect of this island)

Inflection

Inflection of lesbisk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular lesbisk 2
indefinite neuter singular lesbisk 2
plural lesbiske 2
definite attributive1 lesbiske

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos), a Greek island.

Adjective

lesbisk (neuter singular lesbisk, definite singular and plural lesbiske)

  1. lesbian

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos), a Greek island.

Adjective

lesbisk (neuter singular lesbisk, definite singular and plural lesbiske)

  1. lesbian

See also

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛsbɪsk/

Adjective

lesbisk

  1. lesbian
    Synonyms: homosexuell, gay, (possibly offensive) lebb, (possibly offensive) flata

Declension

Inflection of lesbisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lesbisk
neuter singular lesbiskt
plural lesbiska
masculine plural2 lesbiske
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lesbiske
all lesbiska

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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