tungsint

Swedish

Etymology

tung (“heavy”) +‎ -sint (“-minded”). Attested since 1710.

Adjective

tungsint (comparative tungsintare, superlative tungsintast)

1. gloomy, melancholic

   Synonyms: melankolisk, svårmodig, nedstämd, dyster, sorgsen

   Antonym: gladlynt

Declension

Inflection of tungsint

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	tungsint	tungsintare	tungsintast
neuter singular	tungsint	tungsintare	tungsintast
plural	tungsinta	tungsintare	tungsintast
masculine plural2	tungsinte	tungsintare	tungsintast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tungsinte	tungsintare	tungsintaste
all	tungsinta	tungsintare	tungsintaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• tungsinthet

Related terms

• tungsinne

References

• “tungsint”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tungsint”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tungsint”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)