skenhelig

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German scheinheilig, itself after Dutch schijnheilig. By surface analysis, sken (“appearance”) +‎ helig (“holy”). Compare Danish skinhellig, Norwegian skinnhellig.

Adjective

skenhelig (comparative skenheligare, superlative skenheligast)

  1. sanctimonious (hypocritically pious)

Declension

Inflection of skenhelig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skenhelig skenheligare skenheligast
neuter singular skenheligt skenheligare skenheligast
plural skenheliga skenheligare skenheligast
masculine plural2 skenhelige skenheligare skenheligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skenhelige skenheligare skenheligaste
all skenheliga skenheligare skenheligaste

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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