brydsam

Swedish

Etymology

bry +‎ -sam, via alternative verb form bryda. Compare brydd and bryderi.

Adjective

brydsam (comparative brydsammare, superlative brydsammast)

1. awkward, troublesome, problematic

Declension

Inflection of brydsam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	brydsam	brydsammare	brydsammast
neuter singular	brydsamt	brydsammare	brydsammast
plural	brydsamma	brydsammare	brydsammast
masculine plural2	brydsamme	brydsammare	brydsammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	brydsamme	brydsammare	brydsammaste
all	brydsamma	brydsammare	brydsammaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• brydsamhet

References

• “brydsam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “brydsam”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “brydsam”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)