hög
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Icelandic
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hög
- inflection of hagur:
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.
Adjective
[edit]hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)
- high; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
- of a quantity or value: high, great or large
- (physics, sound) high-pitched
- loud; strong sound
- (slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics
- Hög som ett hus.
- High as a house.
Usage notes
[edit]Lång is used for the height of humans or other bipeds.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of hög | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hög | högre | högst |
Neuter singular | högt | högre | högst |
Plural | höga | högre | högst |
Masculine plural3 | höga | högre | högst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | höge | högre | högste |
All | höga | högre | högsta |
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 |
Derived terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.
Noun
[edit]hög c
Declension
[edit]Declension of hög | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hög | högen | högar | högarna |
Genitive | högs | högens | högars | högarnas |
Related terms
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- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kewk-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
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