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maskulin

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin masculīnus (masculine).

Adjective

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maskulin

  1. masculine

Inflection

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Inflection of maskulin
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular maskulin 2
indefinite neuter singular maskulint 2
plural maskuline 2
definite attributive1 maskuline

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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In the grammatical sense (since 15th c.) from Latin masculīnus. Broader use (chiefly since 19th c.) after French masculin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaskuˌliːn/, /maskuˈliːn/
  • There is a loose tendency to use initial stress in the grammatical sense, final stress otherwise.
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mas‧ku‧lin

Adjective

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maskulin (strong nominative masculine singular maskuliner, comparative maskuliner, superlative am maskulinsten)

  1. (grammar) masculine (of masculine grammatical gender)
    Synonym: männlich
    Coordinate terms: feminin / weiblich, neutral / sächlich
  2. masculine, manly (of markedly male association, e.g. in appearance)
    Synonyms: männlich, viril, (pejorative) männisch
  3. (very rare) male (belonging to the male sex)
    Synonym: männlich

Declension

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Further reading

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  • maskulin” in Duden online
  • maskulin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin masculinus.

Adjective

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maskulin (masculine and feminine maskulin, neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)

  1. masculine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin masculinus.

Adjective

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maskulin (neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)

  1. masculine

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin masculīnus (masculine).

Adjective

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maskulin (not comparable)

  1. masculine (manly)
  2. (grammar) masculine

Declension

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Inflection of maskulin
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular maskulin
neuter singular maskulint
plural maskulina
masculine plural2 maskuline
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 maskuline
all maskulina

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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