selvisk

Danish

Etymology

From selv (“self”) +‎ -isk. Calque of English selfish (cf. also German selbstisch).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsɛlˀvisɡ̊]

Adjective

selvisk (neuter selvisk, plural and definite singular attributive selviske)

selfish

Antonyms

uselvisk

References

“selvisk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English selfish and German selbstisch.

Adjective

selvisk (neuter singular selvisk, definite singular and plural selviske)

selfish

Antonyms

uselvisk

References

“selvisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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