misstänksam
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From misstänka (“to suspect”) + -sam (“-some”, adjective-forming suffix). Compare Norwegian Bokmål mistenksom, Danish mistænksom.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]misstänksam (comparative misstänksammare, superlative misstänksammast)
- suspicious (harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of misstänksam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | misstänksam | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
Neuter singular | misstänksamt | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
Plural | misstänksamma | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
Masculine plural3 | misstänksamme | misstänksammare | misstänksammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | misstänksamme | misstänksammare | misstänksammaste |
All | misstänksamma | misstänksammare | misstänksammaste |
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 |