oegennyttig

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ egennyttig. Compare German uneigennützig.

Adjective

oegennyttig (comparative mer oegennyttig, superlative mest oegennyttig)

  1. unselfish
    Synonyms: osjälvisk, altruistisk
    Antonyms: självisk, egoistisk

Declension
Inflection of oegennyttig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oegennyttig mer oegennyttig mest oegennyttig
Neuter singular oegennyttigt mer oegennyttigt mest oegennyttigt
Plural oegennyttiga mer oegennyttiga mest oegennyttiga
Masculine plural3 oegennyttige mer oegennyttiga mest oegennyttiga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 oegennyttige mer oegennyttige mest oegennyttige
All oegennyttiga mer oegennyttiga mest oegennyttiga
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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