From höra (“hear”) + -sam (“-some”). Compare English hearsome.
hörsam (comparative hörsammare, superlative hörsammast)
Inflection of hörsam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hörsam | hörsammare | hörsammast |
Neuter singular | hörsamt | hörsammare | hörsammast |
Plural | hörsamma | hörsammare | hörsammast |
Masculine plural3 | hörsamme | hörsammare | hörsammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hörsamme | hörsammare | hörsammaste |
All | hörsamma | hörsammare | hörsammaste |
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 |