hög

See also: hog and høg

Icelandic

Adjective

hög

inflection of hagur:

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /høːɡ/
Audio (Gotland): (file)
Rhymes: -øːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Adjective

hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)

high; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
of a quantity or value: high, great or large
Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.
My interest rate is way too high.
(physics, sound) high-pitched
loud; strong sound
(slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics
Hög som ett hus.
High as a house.

Usage notes

Lång is used for the height of humans or other bipeds.

Declension

Inflection of **hög**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	hög	högre	högst
neuter singular	högt	högre	högst
plural	höga	högre	högst
masculine plural²	höga	högre	högst

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	höge	högre	högste
all	höga	högre	högsta

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

högmässa

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Noun

hög c

a pile, a heap

Declension

Declension of **hög**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hög	högs
singular	definite	högen	högens
plural	indefinite	högar	högars
plural	definite	högarna	högarnas

Related terms

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