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)

1. 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)

1. selfish

Antonyms

• uselvisk

References

• “selvisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.