maskulin

Danish

Etymology

From Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).

Adjective

maskulin

  1. masculine

Inflection

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Antonyms

References

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin masculinus.

Adjective

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  1. masculine

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin masculinus.

Adjective

maskulin (neuter maskulint, definite singular and plural maskuline)

  1. masculine

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin masculīnus (“masculine”).

Adjective

maskulin (not comparable)

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

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Antonyms

References
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