voldsom

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Danish

Etymology

vold (“violence, force”) +‎ -som

Adjective

voldsom

  1. forceful, violent (in the sense: involving extreme force, not necessarily implying any physical conflict)
    en voldsom blæst
    a raging wind
    Han var lidt for voldsom i sengen.
    He was a bit too forceful in bed.

Inflection

Inflection of voldsom
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular voldsom voldsommere voldsomst2
Indefinite neuter singular voldsomt voldsommere voldsomst2
Plural voldsomme voldsommere voldsomst2
Definite attributive1 voldsomme voldsommere voldsomste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From vold +‎ -som (compare Swedish våldsam).

Adjective

voldsom (neuter singular voldsomt, definite singular and plural voldsomme)

  1. violent

References

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