högsvenska

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hög (“high”) +‎ svenska (“Swedish”), compare Hochdeutsch and høgnorsk.

Pronunciation
  • (Finland) IPA(key): /ˈhøːɡˌsvenskɑ/
  • (Sweden) IPA(key): /²høːɡˌsvɛnska/

Noun

högsvenska c

  1. (chiefly Finland) the standard linguistic version Finland Swedish, without fennicisms, and as opposed to dialectal Finland Swedish
  2. (Sweden, obsolete) Standard Swedish

Declension
Declension of högsvenska 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative högsvenska högsvenskan — —
Genitive högsvenskas högsvenskans — —

Synonyms
  • finlandssvenskt riksspråk, standardfinlandssvenska (sense 1)
  • rikssvenska, standardsvenska (sense 2)
  • högsvensk

References
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