snopen
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Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
snopen (comparative mer snopen, superlative mest snopen)
- surprised and disappointed, surprising and disappointing
- Han blev snopen när han inte fick jobbet trots att de hyllat honom på jobbintervjun
- He was surprised and disappointed when he didn't get the job despite being praised at the job interview
- Det var snopet att konserten ställdes in
- It was surprising and disappointing that the concert was canceled
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of snopen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | snopen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | snopet | — | — |
| Plural | snopna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | snopne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | snopne | — | — |
| All | snopna | — | — |
| 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 | |||
See also[edit]
- snöplig (“surprising and disappointing, surprisingly bad”)
References[edit]
- snopen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snopen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snopen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snopen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)