långgrund

Swedish

Etymology

lång (“long”) +‎ grund (“shallow”)

Adjective

långgrund (not comparable)

1. remaining shallow a long distance from the shore (of a body of water)

   en långgrund sjö

   a lake that stays shallow for a long distance

   Det är långgrunt här

   The water stays shallow for a long distance here

Declension

Inflection of långgrund

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	långgrund	—	—
neuter singular	långgrunt	—	—
plural	långgrunda	—	—
masculine plural2	långgrunde	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	långgrunde	—	—
all	långgrunda	—	—

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

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