dövstum

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German taubstumm, equivalent to döv +‎ stum.

Adjective[edit]

dövstum (comparative mer dövstum, superlative mest dövstum)

  1. (dated) deaf-mute

Declension[edit]

Inflection of dövstum
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dövstum mer dövstum mest dövstum
Neuter singular dövstumt mer dövstumt mest dövstumt
Plural dövstumma mer dövstumma mest dövstumma
Masculine plural3 dövstumme mer dövstumma mest dövstumma
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 dövstumme mer dövstumme mest dövstumme
All dövstumma mer dövstumma mest dövstumma
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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