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Swedish
Etymology
höjd (“height”) + rädd (“afraid”)
Adjective
höjdrädd (not comparable)
- afraid of heights
Jag är höjdrädd- I am afraid of heights
Usage notes
The neuter form höjdrätt might be avoided for the same reason as rätt (see the usage notes for rädd). "Ett höjdrätt barn" (a child who is afraid of heights) could be rewritten as "ett barn med höjdskräck" (a child with a fear of heights).
Declension
Inflection of höjdrädd
| 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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höjdrädd
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
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höjdrätt
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—
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—
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| plural
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höjdrädda
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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höjdrädde
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—
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—
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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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höjdrädde
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—
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—
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| all
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höjdrädda
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—
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—
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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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