skadlig

Swedish

Etymology

From skada (“to harm”) +‎ -lig. Compare Danish skadelig, German schädlich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skadlig (comparative skadligare, superlative skadligast)

1. harmful

   skadlig programvara ― malware (literally, “harmful software”)

Declension

Inflection of skadlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	skadlig	skadligare	skadligast
Neuter singular	skadligt	skadligare	skadligast
Plural	skadliga	skadligare	skadligast
Masculine plural3	skadlige	skadligare	skadligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	skadlige	skadligare	skadligaste
All	skadliga	skadligare	skadligaste
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

Antonyms

• oskadlig

Related terms

• skada

Further reading

• skadlig in Svensk ordbok.