orientalisk
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
oriental + -isk. Cognate of German orientalisch.
Adjective edit
orientalisk (comparative mer orientalisk, superlative mest orientalisk)
- Oriental
- Synonym: österländsk
- Antonym: occidental
Declension edit
| Inflection of orientalisk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | orientalisk | mer orientalisk | mest orientalisk |
| Neuter singular | orientaliskt | mer orientaliskt | mest orientaliskt |
| Plural | orientaliska | mer orientaliska | mest orientaliska |
| Masculine plural3 | orientaliske | mer orientaliska | mest orientaliska |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | orientaliske | mer orientaliske | mest orientaliske |
| All | orientaliska | mer orientaliska | mest orientaliska |
| 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 | |||