"elak" meaning in Swedish

See elak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeːˌlɑːk/, /ˈeːˌlak/ Audio: Sv-elak.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish elaker, from e- (“always”) + *laker (from Old Norse lakr, cognate with English lack). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|elaker}} Old Swedish elaker, {{m|gmq-osw|e-||always}} e- (“always”), {{m|gmq-osw|*laker}} *laker, {{m|non|lakr}} lakr, {{cog|en|lack}} English lack Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective}} elak Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], elak [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], elakare [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], elakast [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], elakt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], elakare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], elakast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], elaka [indefinite, plural, positive], elakare [comparative, indefinite, plural], elakast [indefinite, plural, superlative], elake [indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], elakare [comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], elakast [indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], elake [definite, masculine, positive, singular], elakare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], elakaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], elaka [definite, positive], elakare [comparative, definite], elakaste [definite, superlative]
  1. mean, cruel, malicious Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: elakartad, elakhet Related terms: grym
    Sense id: en-elak-sv-adj-ud7s203i Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for elak meaning in Swedish (4.3kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "elaker"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish elaker",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "e-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "always"
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      },
      "expansion": "*laker",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "lakr"
      },
      "expansion": "lakr",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lack"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish elaker, from e- (“always”) + *laker (from Old Norse lakr, cognate with English lack).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "elak",
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      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "positive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "elakare",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elakast",
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        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elakt",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
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    },
    {
      "form": "elaka",
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      "tags": [
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        "positive"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "comparative",
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      "form": "elakaste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Personality",
          "orig": "sv:Personality",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        {
          "english": "I'm going to [shall] start being mean. I'm going to cultivate my hatred. Because if the hatred is cold enough, you see the world so clearly. And I will create intrigue [intrigues]. I will not be able to trust. Because if they know that I go behind their backs [back], they feel so small.",
          "ref": "1982, Lustans Lakejer (lyrics and music), “Diamanter är en flickas bästa vän [Diamonds are a girl's best friend]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]",
          "text": "Jag ska börja bli elak. Jag ska odla mitt hat. För om hatet är tillräckligt kallt, så ser man världen så klart. Och jag ska skapa intriger. Jag ska inte gå att lita på. För om dom vet att jag går bakom deras rygg, så känner dom sig så små.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "mean, cruel, malicious"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "cruel",
          "cruel"
        ],
        [
          "malicious",
          "malicious"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "grym"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːˌlɑːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːˌlak/"
    },
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      "text": "audio"
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  ],
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}
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      "word": "elakartad"
    },
    {
      "word": "elakhet"
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "lakr",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-adj-reg",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "elake",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elakaste",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elaka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elakaste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "grym"
    }
  ],
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        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
        "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Swedish terms with audio links",
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm going to [shall] start being mean. I'm going to cultivate my hatred. Because if the hatred is cold enough, you see the world so clearly. And I will create intrigue [intrigues]. I will not be able to trust. Because if they know that I go behind their backs [back], they feel so small.",
          "ref": "1982, Lustans Lakejer (lyrics and music), “Diamanter är en flickas bästa vän [Diamonds are a girl's best friend]”, in Diamanter / Sång om syrsor [Diamonds / Song about crickets]",
          "text": "Jag ska börja bli elak. Jag ska odla mitt hat. För om hatet är tillräckligt kallt, så ser man världen så klart. Och jag ska skapa intriger. Jag ska inte gå att lita på. För om dom vet att jag går bakom deras rygg, så känner dom sig så små.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "mean, cruel, malicious"
      ],
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        [
          "cruel",
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        [
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːˌlɑːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːˌlak/"
    },
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      "audio": "Sv-elak.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/Sv-elak.ogg/Sv-elak.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Sv-elak.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
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}

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