enstavig

Swedish

Etymology

From en +‎ -stavig.

Adjective

enstavig (comparative enstavigare, superlative enstavigast)

1. monosyllabic

   Antonyms: flerstavig, tvåstavig

2. terse, curt

Declension

Inflection of enstavig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	enstavig	enstavigare	enstavigast
Neuter singular	enstavigt	enstavigare	enstavigast
Plural	enstaviga	enstavigare	enstavigast
Masculine plural3	enstavige	enstavigare	enstavigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	enstavige	enstavigare	enstavigaste
All	enstaviga	enstavigare	enstavigaste
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

Derived terms

• enstavighet

Further reading

• enstavig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker