jämbördig
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish iæmbyrdhoger. By surface analysis, jämn + börd + -ig, meaning "of equal birth". Cognate with Old Norse jafnborinn, German ebenbürtig, Old English efnbyrde.
Adjective
editjämbördig (comparative jämbördigare, superlative jämbördigast)
Declension
editInflection of jämbördig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | jämbördig | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
Neuter singular | jämbördigt | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
Plural | jämbördiga | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
Masculine plural3 | jämbördige | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | jämbördige | jämbördigare | jämbördigaste |
All | jämbördiga | jämbördigare | jämbördigaste |
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 |