särskild

Swedish

Etymology

Originally the past participle form of särskilja (“to separate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ̂ːrˌɧɪld/
    • (Central Sweden) IPA(key): [ˈsæ̂ːˌɧ𝆑ʷɪlːd], [-x𝆑ʷ-], [-x-]
    • (Central Sweden, light /ɧ/ variant) IPA(key): [ˈsæ̂ːˌʂɪlːd]
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Adjective

särskild

  1. distinct, special
    Han hade ett särskilt utseende.
    He had a distinct look.
  2. special (dear, beloved)
    Har du någon särskild?
    Do you have anyone special?
  3. (military) special (of or related to unconventional warfare)
    särskild operationsgrupp
    special operations group

Declension

Inflection of särskild
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular särskild — —
neuter singular särskilt — —
plural särskilda — —
masculine plural2 särskilde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 särskilde — —
all särskilda — —

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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