skenhelig

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German scheinheilig, equivalent to sken +‎ helig. Attested since 1639. Compare Danish skinhellig, Dutch schijnheilig.

Adjective

skenhelig (comparative skenheligare, superlative skenheligast)

1. sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)

Declension

Inflection of skenhelig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	skenhelig	skenheligare	skenheligast
Neuter singular	skenheligt	skenheligare	skenheligast
Plural	skenheliga	skenheligare	skenheligast
Masculine plural3	skenhelige	skenheligare	skenheligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	skenhelige	skenheligare	skenheligaste
All	skenheliga	skenheligare	skenheligaste
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

Derived terms

• skenhelighet

See also

• hycklare

References

• skenhelig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skenhelig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skenhelig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)