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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

smitta +‎ -sam

Adjective

smittsam (comparative smittsammare, superlative smittsammast)

  1. contagious (of a disease, or figuratively)
    en smittsam sjukdom
    a contagious disease
    ett smittsamt skratt
    a contagious laugh

Declension

Inflection of smittsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular smittsam smittsammare smittsammast
neuter singular smittsamt smittsammare smittsammast
plural smittsamma smittsammare smittsammast
masculine plural2 smittsamme smittsammare smittsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 smittsamme smittsammare smittsammaste
all smittsamma smittsammare smittsammaste

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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