finlandssvensk
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Finland + -s- + svensk.
Adjective edit
finlandssvensk (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Swedish-speaking population in Finland.
- Antonym: rikssvensk
Declension edit
| Inflection of finlandssvensk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | finlandssvensk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | finlandssvenskt | — | — |
| Plural | finlandssvenska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | finlandssvenske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | finlandssvenske | — | — |
| All | finlandssvenska | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Noun edit
finlandssvensk c
- A member of the Swedish-speaking population in Finland.
- Synonym: (Finland, colloquial) hurrare
- Antonyms: rikssvensk, sverigesvensk, (Finland, derogatory, colloquial) vattusvensk
Declension edit
| Declension of finlandssvensk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | finlandssvensk | finlandssvensken | finlandssvenskar | finlandssvenskarna |
| Genitive | finlandssvensks | finlandssvenskens | finlandssvenskars | finlandssvenskarnas |