avundsjuk
Swedish
Etymology
avund + sjuk
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʉːk
Adjective
avundsjuk
- jealous (bitterly or enviously competitive)
- envious
Declension
Inflection of avundsjuk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | avundsjuk | avundsjukare | avundsjukast |
Neuter singular | avundsjukt | avundsjukare | avundsjukast |
Plural | avundsjuka | avundsjukare | avundsjukast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | avundsjuke | avundsjukare | avundsjukaste |
All | avundsjuka | avundsjukare | avundsjukaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Related terms
- avundsjuka