hel in Swedish

IPA: /heːl/, [ˈheə̯l̪] Audio: sv-hel.ogg

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Etymology: From Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|heill}} Old Norse heill, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*hailaz}} Proto-Germanic *hailaz Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|helare|superlative|helast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} hel (comparative helare, superlative helast), {{sv-adj}} hel (comparative helare, superlative helast) Forms: helare [comparative], helast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], hel [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], helare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], helast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], helt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], helare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], helast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], hela [indefinite, plural, positive], helare [comparative, indefinite, plural], helast [indefinite, plural, superlative], hele [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], helare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], helast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], hele [definite, masculine, positive, singular], helare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], helaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], hela [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], helare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], helaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "superlative"
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          "english": "The whole house burned down",
          "text": "Hela huset brann ner",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I could eat an entire elephant",
          "text": "Jag skulle kunna äta en hel elefant",
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        }
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          "english": "The window isn't broken",
          "text": "Fönstret är helt",
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        }
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    }
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}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swedish lemmas",
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          "english": "The whole house burned down",
          "text": "Hela huset brann ner",
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          "english": "I could eat an entire elephant",
          "text": "Jag skulle kunna äta en hel elefant",
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        "(only attributively) (the) whole"
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          "text": "Fönstret är helt",
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  "word": "hel"
}

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  "path": [
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"hel" meaning in Swedish

Adjective

Inflected forms