Swedish

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Etymology

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bild +‎ -lig

Adjective

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bildlig (not comparable)

  1. figurative, metaphorical
    Antonyms: bokstavlig, egentlig

Declension

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Inflection of bildlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bildlig
Neuter singular bildligt
Plural bildliga
Masculine plural3 bildlige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bildlige
All bildliga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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