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Swedish
Etymology
över- (“over-”) + tänd (“ignited”)
Adjective
övertänd (not (comparable))
- burning everywhere, as after a flashover
När brandkåren kom fram var huset redan övertänt- When the firefighters arrived, the house was already engulfed in flames
Rummet var övertänt- The whole room was on fire
- (figuratively) overly fired up (of a person)
övertända spelare- overly fired-up players
Declension
Inflection of övertänd
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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övertänd
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| neuter singular
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övertänt
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| plural
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övertända
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| masculine plural2
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övertände
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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övertände
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| all
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övertända
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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