durkdriven

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Low German dörchdräven, from Old Saxon thurh + drivan. See also German durchtrieben, Danish durkdreven. Doublet of genomdriven.

Adjective[edit]

durkdriven (comparative mer durkdriven, superlative mest durkdriven)

  1. deft, skilled, cunning
  2. thoroughpaced, out-and-out

Declension[edit]

Inflection of durkdriven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular durkdriven
Neuter singular durkdrivet
Plural durkdrivna
Masculine plural3 durkdrivne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 durkdrivne
All durkdrivna
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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