misstänksam
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Swedish
Etymology
From misstänka (“to suspect”) + -sam (“-some”, adjective-forming suffix). Compare Norwegian Bokmål mistenksom, Danish mistænksom.
Pronunciation
Adjective
misstänksam (comparative misstänksammare, superlative misstänksammast)
- suspicious (harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful)
Declension
| Inflection of misstänksam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | misstänksam | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
| Neuter singular | misstänksamt | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
| Plural | misstänksamma | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
| Masculine plural3 | misstänksamme | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | misstänksamme | misstänksammare | misstänksammaste |
| All | misstänksamma | misstänksammare | misstänksammaste |
| 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 | |||