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Swedish
Etymology
From o- + förtövad, from the past participle of förtöva, known from Old Swedish ofortövadher, cognate with Middle Low German unvortogen.
Adjective
oförtövad (not comparable)
- restless, without delay, immediate
Usage notes
- Even though SAOL 13th ed. lists this as an adjective, it seems to be very uncommon in literature. Far more common is the adverb oförtövat. Hellquist describes the adverb, and mentiones the adjective at the end of the article.
Declension
Inflection of oförtövad
| 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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oförtövad
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
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oförtövat
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—
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—
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| plural
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oförtövade
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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oförtövade
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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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oförtövade
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—
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—
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| all
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oförtövade
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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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