tomhänt
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
tom (“empty”) + -hänt (“-handed”)
Adjective[edit]
tomhänt (not comparable)
- empty-handed
- Vi kan inte komma tomhänta till födelsedagskalaset
- We can't arrive empty-handed at the birthday party
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of tomhänt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | tomhänt | — | — |
| Neuter singular | tomhänt | — | — |
| Plural | tomhänta | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | tomhänte | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | tomhänte | — | — |
| All | tomhänta | — | — |
| 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 | |||