allvarsam
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
allvar + -sam. Cognate of Faroese álvarsamur.
Adjective[edit]
allvarsam (comparative allvarsammare, superlative allvarsammast)
- serious (without humor or expression of happiness)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of allvarsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | allvarsam | allvarsammare | allvarsammast |
| Neuter singular | allvarsamt | allvarsammare | allvarsammast |
| Plural | allvarsamma | allvarsammare | allvarsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | allvarsamme | allvarsammare | allvarsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | allvarsamme | allvarsammare | allvarsammaste |
| All | allvarsamma | allvarsammare | allvarsammaste |
| 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 | |||