likvärdig
Swedish
Alternative forms
- likvärd
Etymology
lika (“like”) + värd (“worth”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
likvärdig (not comparable)
- equal, equivalent, tantamount (in worth, or seriousness or the like)
- ge likvärdig vård
- give equal healthcare
- Det är likvärdigt med högförräderi
- It's tantamount to high treason
Declension
| Inflection of likvärdig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | likvärdig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | likvärdigt | — | — |
| Plural | likvärdiga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | likvärdige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | likvärdige | — | — |
| All | likvärdiga | — | — |
| 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 | |||
References
- likvärdig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- likvärdig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)