Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From German prinzipiell, from Latin prīncipālis. Equivalent to princip +‎ -ell.

Adjective edit

principiell (comparative mer principiell, superlative mest principiell)

  1. which constitutes or is based on some principle

Declension edit

Inflection of principiell
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular principiell mer principiell mest principiell
Neuter singular principiellt mer principiellt mest principiellt
Plural principiella mer principiella mest principiella
Masculine plural3 principielle mer principiella mest principiella
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 principielle mer principielle mest principielle
All principiella mer principiella mest principiella
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

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