påläst

See also: Palast and palást

Swedish

Etymology

på +‎ läst (past participle), from läsa på (“study”).

Adjective

påläst (not comparable)

1. well-informed, well-read

Usage notes

Used for those with detailed knowledge about a particular topic. To describe erudition in a wide sense, use beläst instead.

Declension

Inflection of påläst

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	påläst	—	—
neuter singular	påläst	—	—
plural	pålästa	—	—
masculine plural2	påläste	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	påläste	—	—
all	pålästa	—	—

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

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