jämbördig
Swedish
Alternative forms
- jämnbördig
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish iæmbyrdhoger. By surface analysis, jämn + börd + -ig, meaning "of equal birth". Cognate with Old Norse jafnborinn, German ebenbürtig, Old English efnbyrde.
Adjective
jämbördig (comparative jämbördigare, superlative jämbördigast)
- equal
Declension
| Inflection of jämbördig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jämbördig | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
| Neuter singular | jämbördigt | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
| Plural | jämbördiga | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
| Masculine plural3 | jämbördige | jämbördigare | jämbördigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jämbördige | jämbördigare | jämbördigaste |
| All | jämbördiga | jämbördigare | jämbördigaste |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- likvärdig
Derived terms
- jämbördighet
References
- jämbördig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jämbördig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jämbördig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)