svårmodig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Middle Low German swārmodich, equivalent svårmod +‎ -ig. Compare Middle Dutch swâermoedich, Middle High German swærmüetic. Cognate of Dutch zwaarmoedig, German schwermütig.

Adjective[edit]

svårmodig (comparative svårmodigare, superlative svårmodigast)

  1. melancholic (sad or depressed)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of svårmodig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular svårmodig svårmodigare svårmodigast
Neuter singular svårmodigt svårmodigare svårmodigast
Plural svårmodiga svårmodigare svårmodigast
Masculine plural3 svårmodige svårmodigare svårmodigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 svårmodige svårmodigare svårmodigaste
All svårmodiga svårmodigare svårmodigaste
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

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