högfärdig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish høghfærdhogher, equivalent to högfärd +‎ -ig. Cognate of German hoffärtig, Dutch hovaardig.

Adjective

högfärdig (comparative högfärdigare, superlative högfärdigast)

  1. haughty, arrogant

Declension

Inflection of högfärdig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular högfärdig högfärdigare högfärdigast
neuter singular högfärdigt högfärdigare högfärdigast
plural högfärdiga högfärdigare högfärdigast
masculine plural2 högfärdige högfärdigare högfärdigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 högfärdige högfärdigare högfärdigaste
all högfärdiga högfärdigare högfärdigaste

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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