främlingsfientlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Compound of främling (“stranger”) + fientlig (“hostile”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
främlingsfientlig (comparative främlingsfientligare, superlative främlingsfientligast)
Usage notes edit
- Especially used politically, e.g. about political parties etc.
Declension edit
| Inflection of främlingsfientlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | främlingsfientlig | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligast |
| Neuter singular | främlingsfientligt | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligast |
| Plural | främlingsfientliga | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligast |
| Masculine plural3 | främlingsfientlige | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | främlingsfientlige | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligaste |
| All | främlingsfientliga | främlingsfientligare | främlingsfientligaste |
| 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 | |||