högsvenska
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of hög (“high”) + svenska (“Swedish”), compare Hochdeutsch and høgnorsk.
Pronunciation
- (Finland) IPA(key): /ˈhøːɡˌsvenskɑ/
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /²høːɡˌsvɛnska/
Noun
högsvenska c
- (chiefly Finland) the standard linguistic version Finland Swedish, without fennicisms, and as opposed to dialectal Finland Swedish
- (Sweden, obsolete) Standard Swedish
Declension
| Declension of högsvenska | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | högsvenska | högsvenskan | — | — |
| Genitive | högsvenskas | högsvenskans | — | — |
Synonyms
- finlandssvenskt riksspråk, standardfinlandssvenska (sense 1)
- rikssvenska, standardsvenska (sense 2)
Related terms
- högsvensk
References
- högsvenska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)