loj
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German loi, loie. Further origin disputed. Cognate of Danish løj, Dutch lui.
Declension
| Inflection of loj | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | loj | lojare | lojast |
| Neuter singular | lojt | lojare | lojast |
| Plural | loja | lojare | lojast |
| Masculine plural3 | loje | lojare | lojast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | loje | lojare | lojaste |
| All | loja | lojare | lojaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- lojhet
References
- loj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- loj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- loj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- loj in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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