manlig

Swedish

Etymology

man +‎ -lig

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Adjective

manlig (comparative manligare, superlative manligast)

  1. manly; having the characteristics (viewed as befitting) of a man
    Antonyms: kvinnlig, omanlig
  2. male
    Antonym: kvinnlig
    Det var en manlig reporter som sade det.
    It was a male reporter who said that.

Declension

Inflection of manlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular manlig manligare manligast
neuter singular manligt manligare manligast
plural manliga manligare manligast
masculine plural2 manlige manligare manligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 manlige manligare manligaste
all manliga manligare manligaste

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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