svenskr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• svænskr, sǿnskr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swihaniskaz.

Adjective

svenskr

1. Swedish

Declension

    Strong declension of svenskr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svenskr	svensk	svenskt
accusative	svenskan	svenska	svenskt
dative	svenskum	svenskri	svensku
genitive	svensks	svenskrar	svensks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svenskir	svenskar	svensk
accusative	svenska	svenskar	svensk
dative	svenskum	svenskum	svenskum
genitive	svenskra	svenskra	svenskra

    Weak declension of svenskr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svenski	svenska	svenska
accusative	svenska	svensku	svenska
dative	svenska	svensku	svenska
genitive	svenska	svensku	svenska
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	svensku	svensku	svensku
accusative	svensku	svensku	svensku
dative	svenskum	svenskum	svenskum
genitive	svensku	svensku	svensku

Descendants

• Icelandic: svenskur, sænskur (< sǿnskr)
• Faroese: svenskur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: svensk
• Old Swedish: svensker, svænsker
  • Swedish: svensk
• Danish: svensk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svensk

References

• “svenskr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)