högrest
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]hög (“high”) + rest (“erected”). Compare Icelandic háreistr.
Adjective
[edit]högrest (comparative mer högrest, superlative mest högrest)
Usage notes
[edit]Particularly often used to describe people.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of högrest | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | högrest | mer högrest | mest högrest |
Neuter singular | högrest | mer högrest | mest högrest |
Plural | högresta | mer högresta | mest högresta |
Masculine plural3 | högreste | mer högresta | mest högresta |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | högreste | mer högreste | mest högreste |
All | högresta | mer högresta | mest högresta |
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 |