spiksäker
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]spik (“completely (literally "nail")”) + säker (“sure”)
Adjective
[edit]spiksäker (not comparable)
- (colloquial) absolutely sure
- – Stängde vi av spisen? – Det gjorde vi. – Är du säker? – Spiksäker.
- – Did we turn off the stove? – Yes, we did. – Are you sure? – Absolutely sure.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of spiksäker | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | spiksäker | — | — |
Neuter singular | spiksäkert | — | — |
Plural | spiksäkra | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | spiksäkre | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | spiksäkre | — | — |
All | spiksäkra | — | — |
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 |