spräcklig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish spräklotter, from Old Norse spreklóttr. Cognate of Danish spraglet, Middle High German spreckeleht, English spreckled. Possibly from the same root as in English sprinkle.
Adjective[edit]
spräcklig (not comparable)
- speckled (with irregular spots or blotches (or stripes, etc.) of two or more colors)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of spräcklig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | spräcklig | — | — |
Neuter singular | spräckligt | — | — |
Plural | spräckliga | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | spräcklige | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | spräcklige | — | — |
All | spräckliga | — | — |
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]
References[edit]
- spräcklig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- spräcklig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- spräcklig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- spräcklig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)