prekär
See also: prekær
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French précaire, from Latin precarius.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editprekär (strong nominative masculine singular prekärer, comparative prekärer, superlative am prekärsten)
- precarious
- 2017, Christiane Rösinger (lyrics and music), “Eigentumswohnung”, in Lieder ohne Leiden:
- Wir leben eigentlich selber prekär / Wenn das mit der Wohnung nicht wär
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editPositive forms of prekär
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist prekär | sie ist prekär | es ist prekär | sie sind prekär | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | prekärer | prekäre | prekäres | prekäre |
genitive | prekären | prekärer | prekären | prekärer | |
dative | prekärem | prekärer | prekärem | prekären | |
accusative | prekären | prekäre | prekäres | prekäre | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der prekäre | die prekäre | das prekäre | die prekären |
genitive | des prekären | der prekären | des prekären | der prekären | |
dative | dem prekären | der prekären | dem prekären | den prekären | |
accusative | den prekären | die prekäre | das prekäre | die prekären | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein prekärer | eine prekäre | ein prekäres | (keine) prekären |
genitive | eines prekären | einer prekären | eines prekären | (keiner) prekären | |
dative | einem prekären | einer prekären | einem prekären | (keinen) prekären | |
accusative | einen prekären | eine prekäre | ein prekäres | (keine) prekären |
Comparative forms of prekär
Superlative forms of prekär
Related terms
editFurther reading
editSwedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French précaire, from Latin precarius.
Adjective
editprekär (comparative prekärare, superlative prekärast)
- precarious
- Prekärast är situationen i socialnämnden.
- Most precarious is the situation in the social committee.
Declension
editInflection of prekär | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | prekär | prekärare | prekärast |
Neuter singular | prekärt | prekärare | prekärast |
Plural | prekära | prekärare | prekärast |
Masculine plural3 | prekäre | prekärare | prekärast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | prekäre | prekärare | prekäraste |
All | prekära | prekärare | prekäraste |
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 |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- prekär in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- prekär in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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