Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

manlig

male, masculine

Meaning

male; masculine

In Swedish: som är av mankön

Forms

Forms of manlig
Basic form	manlig	with en-words
Neuter	manligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	manliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	manligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	manligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does manlig mean?

manlig in a sentence

manlig och kvinnlig personal
male and female personnel
manligt utseende
masculine appearance
Det var en manlig reporter som sade det.
It was a male reporter who said that.

Questions

What does manlig mean in English?

manlig means “male, masculine”.

Similar words

kvinnligtmaskulin

Origin

man + -lig

Nearby common words

manlig is number 2,954 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,950skicklig capable, clever
2,951blond fair-haired, blond
2,952omgång round, set
2,953kniva knife (attack someone with a knife)
2,955störd disturbed
2,956rusa rush, dash
2,957schema timetable, diagram
2,958sopa sweep

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary