machiavellisk
Swedish
editEtymology
editNamed after Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, suffixed with -isk. Attested since the 1630s.
Adjective
editmachiavellisk (comparative mer machiavellisk, superlative mest machiavellisk)
Declension
editInflection of machiavellisk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | machiavellisk | mer machiavellisk | mest machiavellisk |
Neuter singular | machiavelliskt | mer machiavelliskt | mest machiavelliskt |
Plural | machiavelliska | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
Masculine plural3 | machiavelliske | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | machiavelliske | mer machiavelliske | mest machiavelliske |
All | machiavelliska | mer machiavelliska | mest machiavelliska |
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 |