svårmodig

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Swedish

Etymology

Likely from Middle Low German swārmodich, equivalent svårmod +‎ -ig. Compare Middle Dutch swâermoedich, Middle High German swærmüetic. Cognate of Dutch zwaarmoedig, German schwermütig.

Adjective

svårmodig (comparative svårmodigare, superlative svårmodigast)

  1. melancholic (sad or depressed)

Declension

Inflection of svårmodig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svårmodig svårmodigare svårmodigast
neuter singular svårmodigt svårmodigare svårmodigast
plural svårmodiga svårmodigare svårmodigast
masculine plural2 svårmodige svårmodigare svårmodigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svårmodige svårmodigare svårmodigaste
all svårmodiga svårmodigare svårmodigaste

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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