egenkär

Swedish

Etymology

egen (“own”) +‎ kär (“loving”)

Adjective

egenkär (comparative mer egenkär, superlative mest egenkär)

1. conceited

Declension

Inflection of egenkär
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	egenkär	mer egenkär	mest egenkär
Neuter singular	egenkärt	mer egenkärt	mest egenkärt
Plural	egenkära	mer egenkära	mest egenkära
Masculine plural3	egenkäre	mer egenkära	mest egenkära
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	egenkäre	mer egenkäre	mest egenkäre
All	egenkära	mer egenkära	mest egenkära
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

References

• egenkär in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• egenkär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)