borgerlig
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editAdjective
editborgerlig (neuter singular borgerlig, definite singular and plural borgerlige)
References
edit- “borgerlig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom borgare (“bourgeoisie”) + -lig (“-ly”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editborgerlig (comparative borgerligare, superlative borgerligast)
Declension
editInflection of borgerlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | borgerlig | borgerligare | borgerligast |
Neuter singular | borgerligt | borgerligare | borgerligast |
Plural | borgerliga | borgerligare | borgerligast |
Masculine plural3 | borgerlige | borgerligare | borgerligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | borgerlige | borgerligare | borgerligaste |
All | borgerliga | borgerligare | borgerligaste |
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 |
Derived terms
edit- borgerlighet (“nonsocialist”, noun)
- borgerligt krig (“civil war”)
- kälkborgerlig
- småborgerlig (“petite bourgeoisie”)
- spetsborgerlig (“philistine; petty”)