oaktsam

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From o- (un-) +‎ aktsam (careful, attentive). Compare German unachtsam, Danish uagtsom, Norwegian Bokmål uaktsom.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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oaktsam (comparative oaktsammare, superlative oaktsammast)

  1. careless, heedless, inattentive

Declension

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Inflection of oaktsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oaktsam oaktsammare oaktsammast
Neuter singular oaktsamt oaktsammare oaktsammast
Plural oaktsamma oaktsammare oaktsammast
Masculine plural3 oaktsamme oaktsammare oaktsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 oaktsamme oaktsammare oaktsammaste
All oaktsamma oaktsammare oaktsammaste
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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References

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  • oaktsam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937