horribel

See also: horríbel

Danish

Etymology

Via French horrible, from Latin horribilis.

Adjective

horribel (neuter horribelt, plural and definite singular attributive horrible)

1. horrible, awful, dreadful

   Synonyms: uhyrlig, vanvittig

Inflection

Inflection of horribel

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	horribel	mere horribel	mest horribel2
indefinite neuter singular	horribelt	mere horribel	mest horribel2
plural	horrible	mere horribel	mest horribel2
definite attributive1	horrible	mere horribel	mest horrible

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “horribel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Adjective

horribel (comparative horriblare, superlative horriblast)

1. horrible, awful (often of something that rouses indignation)

   horribla förhållanden i ett fängelse

   horrific conditions in a prison

   Tröjan var horribelt ful

   The shirt was hideous

Declension

Inflection of horribel

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	horribel	horriblare	horriblast
neuter singular	horribelt	horriblare	horriblast
plural	horribla	horriblare	horriblast
masculine plural2	horrible	horriblare	horriblast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	horrible	horriblare	horriblaste
all	horribla	horriblare	horriblaste

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.

References

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