hovsam

Swedish

Adjective

hovsam (comparative hovsammare, superlative hovsammast)

1. moderate and considerate; tactful, polite

   hovsam kritik

   polite criticism

Declension

Inflection of hovsam
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	hovsam	hovsammare	hovsammast
Neuter singular	hovsamt	hovsammare	hovsammast
Plural	hovsamma	hovsammare	hovsammast
Masculine plural3	hovsamme	hovsammare	hovsammast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	hovsamme	hovsammare	hovsammaste
All	hovsamma	hovsammare	hovsammaste
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

References

• hovsam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hovsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hovsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)