högsvenska

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hög (“high”) +‎ svenska (“Swedish”), compare German Hochdeutsch and Norwegian høgnorsk.

Pronunciation

  • (Finland) IPA(key): /ˈhøːɡˌsvenskɑ/
  • (Sweden) IPA(key): /²høːɡˌsvɛnska/
  • Hyphenation: hög‧sven‧ska

Noun

högsvenska c

  1. (chiefly Finland) the standard linguistic version Finland Swedish, without fennicisms, and as opposed to dialectal Finland Swedish
    Synonyms: finlandssvenskt riksspråk, standardfinlandssvenska
  2. (Sweden, obsolete) Standard Swedish
    Synonyms: rikssvenska, standardsvenska

Declension

Declension of högsvenska
nominative genitive
singular indefinite högsvenska högsvenskas
definite högsvenskan högsvenskans
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
  • högsvensk

References

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