Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

självisk

egoistic, selfish

Meaning

egoistic; selfish

In Swedish: som mest tänker på sig själv, egoistisk

Forms

Forms of självisk
Basic form	självisk	with en-words
Neuter	själviskt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	själviska	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer självisk	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest självisk	“-est”, “most …”

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What does självisk mean in English?

självisk means “egoistic, selfish”.

Similar words

egoistiskegocentrisk

Origin

själv + -isk

Nearby common words

självisk is number 4,046 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,042invänta await, wait for
4,043länk link
4,044kassa cashbox, cashier's office
4,045kål death, cabbage
4,047utförd accomplished, completed
4,048pank cleaned out, broke
4,049nix nix
4,050radar radar

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