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Swedish
Etymology
hård (“hard”) + nacke (“nape (back of the neck)”) + -ad (“-ed”). Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Norwegian Nynorsk hardnakka, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc.
Adjective
hårdnackad (not comparable)
- stubborn and adamant, stiff-necked
hårdnackad vägran- stubborn/adamant refusal
Declension
Inflection of hårdnackad
| 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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hårdnackad
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| neuter singular
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hårdnackat
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| plural
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hårdnackade
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| masculine plural2
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hårdnackade
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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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hårdnackade
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| all
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hårdnackade
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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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