snöd

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snøþer, from Old Norse snauðr, from Proto-Germanic *snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew-. Cognate of German schnöde, Dutch snood, Old English besnyþþan, Latin novacula. Doublet of snygg and snaggad.

Adjective

snöd (comparative snödare, superlative snödast)

  1. sordid
    för snöd vinnings skullfor the sake of sordid profit

Usage notes

  • The neuter form snött, though considered correct, is extremely rarely used. Compare rädd.

Declension

Inflection of snöd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular snöd snödare snödast
neuter singular snöd, snött snödare snödast
plural snöda snödare snödast
masculine plural2 snöde snödare snödast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 snöde snödare snödaste
all snöda snödare snödaste

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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