dyrbar
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to dyr + -bar, from Old Swedish dyrbar, from Middle Low German dūrbar. Cognate of Middle High German tiurbaer, German teuerbar, Dutch dierbaar, Danish dyrebar.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]dyrbar (comparative dyrbarare, superlative dyrbarast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of dyrbar | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyrbar | dyrbarare | dyrbarast |
Neuter singular | dyrbart | dyrbarare | dyrbarast |
Plural | dyrbara | dyrbarare | dyrbarast |
Masculine plural3 | dyrbare | dyrbarare | dyrbarast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dyrbare | dyrbarare | dyrbaraste |
All | dyrbara | dyrbarare | dyrbaraste |
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 |