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Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
past participle of höja
Adjective
höjd
- raised, increased
Declension
| Inflection of höjd
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höjd
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| Neuter singular
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höjt
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| Plural
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höjda
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höjde
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Superlative
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höjde
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höjda
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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Participle
höjd
- past participle of höja
Etymology 2
Corresponds to Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Norwegian Bokmål høyde, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic hauhiþa, English height.
Noun
höjd c
- height, altitude, elevation (distance above the ground or another reference)
Måsen flyger på en höjd av tio meter- The gull is flying at a height of ten meters
Bergsklättrarna befinner sig på en höjd av sjutusen meter, vilket är en mycket hög höjd- The mountaineers are at a height of seven thousand meters, which is a very high altitude
På den här höjden är luften mycket tunn- At this altitude, the air is very thin
Rummets takhöjd är två meter- The ceiling height of the room is two meters
Solhöjden är just nu femtio grader- The height of the sun is currently fifty degrees
flyga i höjd med trädtopparna- fly at treetop level ("in height with the treetops")
Kanarieöarna ligger i höjd med Marocko- The Canary Islands are at the same latitude as ("lie in height with") Morocco
- height (distance from base to top, tallness)
Tornets höjd är sjuttio meter- The height of the tower is fifty meters
Bergets höjd är femtusen meter över havet- The height of the mountain is five thousand meters above sea level
Vi borde öka höjden på textrutan i användargränssnittet- We should increase the height of the textbox in the user interface
Konstverket är tio meter på längden, fem meter på bredden och fyra meter på höjden- The art piece is ten meters in length, five meters in width, and four meters in height
- height (highest point, usually abstractly)
Projektilen nådde höjden av sin bana- The projectile reached the height of its trajectory ("toppen av sin bana" is more common)
Imperiet stod på höjden av sin makt- The empire stood at the height of its power
Hans kommentar är höjden av fräckhet- His comment is the height of rudeness
Att inte orka gå och lägga sig, det är höjden av lättja- To not have the energy to go to bed, that is the height of laziness
höjden av lycka- the height of happiness, as good as it gets
- height (of something thought of as lying on a vertical scale)
Priset på smör har nått nya höjder- The price of butter has reached new heights
tonhöjd- pitch ("tone height")
- a (smaller) hill or mountain
- Synonyms: (hill) kulle, (mountain) berg
De följde stigen upp på höjden- They followed the path up the hill
- (sports) high jump
- Synonym: höjdhopp
att hoppa höjd- to compete in/practice the high jump ("to jump height")
ta nytt personbästa i höjd- set a new personal best in the high jump
ta två meter i höjd- manage to jump two meters in the high jump
- (chiefly Christianity, in some expressions) on high, in the highest (in Heaven)
Usage notes
Längd is idiomatically used instead of höjd in (sense 2) for the height of humans and other bipeds.
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