tungsint

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tung (heavy) +‎ -sint (-minded). Attested since 1710.

Adjective[edit]

tungsint (comparative tungsintare, superlative tungsintast)

  1. gloomy, melancholic
    Synonyms: melankolisk, svårmodig, nedstämd, dyster, sorgsen
    Antonym: gladlynt

Declension[edit]

Inflection of tungsint
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tungsint tungsintare tungsintast
Neuter singular tungsint tungsintare tungsintast
Plural tungsinta tungsintare tungsintast
Masculine plural3 tungsinte tungsintare tungsintast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tungsinte tungsintare tungsintaste
All tungsinta tungsintare tungsintaste
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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