selvisk

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From selv (“self”) +‎ -isk. Calque of English selfish (cf. also German selbstisch).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlˀvisɡ̊]

Adjective edit

selvisk (neuter selvisk, plural and definite singular attributive selviske)

selfish

Antonyms edit

uselvisk

References edit

“selvisk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From English selfish and German selbstisch.

Adjective edit

selvisk (neuter singular selvisk, definite singular and plural selviske)

selfish

Antonyms edit

uselvisk

References edit

“selvisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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