biltog
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish biltogher, biltogha, further origin unclear. One theory is that the first half is related to Icelandic bil (“moment”) and the second with Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan, “to pull”).
Adjective edit
biltog (not comparable)
Declension edit
| Inflection of biltog | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | biltog | — | — |
| Neuter singular | biltogt | — | — |
| Plural | biltoga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | biltoge | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | biltoge | — | — |
| All | biltoga | — | — |
| 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 | |||
See also edit
Further reading edit
- biltog in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- biltog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)