sapfisk

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ) +‎ -isk. Cognate of German sapphisch, French saphique.

Adjective

sapfisk (comparative mer sapfisk, superlative mest sapfisk)

  1. sapphic

Declension

Inflection of sapfisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sapfisk mer sapfisk mest sapfisk
neuter singular sapfiskt mer sapfiskt mest sapfiskt
plural sapfiska mer sapfiska mest sapfiska
masculine plural2 sapfiske mer sapfiska mest sapfiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sapfiske mer sapfiske mest sapfiske
all sapfiska mer sapfiska mest sapfiska

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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