lesbisk

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛsb̥isɡ̊]

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Adjective

lesbisk

1. lesbian (pertaining to female homosexuality)
2. Lesbian (concerning the Greek island of Lesbos and the Ancient Greek dialect of this island)

Inflection

Inflection of lesbisk
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	lesbisk	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	lesbisk	—	—2
Plural	lesbiske	—	—2
Definite attributive1	lesbiske	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

• lesbisk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos), a Greek island.

Adjective

lesbisk (neuter singular lesbisk, definite singular and plural lesbiske)

1. lesbian

See also

• lesbe

References

• “lesbisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos), a Greek island.

Adjective

lesbisk (neuter singular lesbisk, definite singular and plural lesbiske)

1. lesbian

See also

• lesbe

References

• “lesbisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛsbɪsk/

Adjective

lesbisk

1. lesbian

   Synonyms: homosexuell, gay, (possibly offensive) lebb, (possibly offensive) flata

Declension

Inflection of lesbisk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lesbisk	—	—
Neuter singular	lesbiskt	—	—
Plural	lesbiska	—	—
Masculine plural3	lesbiske	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lesbiske	—	—
All	lesbiska	—	—
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

• lesbisk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lesbisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lesbisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)