brottslig
Swedish
Etymology
brott + -s- + -lig
Adjective
brottslig (comparative brottsligare, superlative brottsligast)
- criminal (in violation of penal law)
- Synonyms: kriminell, straffbar
Declension
| Inflection of brottslig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | brottslig | brottsligare | brottsligast |
| Neuter singular | brottsligt | brottsligare | brottsligast |
| Plural | brottsliga | brottsligare | brottsligast |
| Masculine plural3 | brottslige | brottsligare | brottsligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | brottslige | brottsligare | brottsligaste |
| All | brottsliga | brottsligare | brottsligaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- brottslighet
Related terms
- brottsling
References
- brottslig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brottslig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brottslig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)