uppburen

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

upp +‎ buren (carried). Attested since 1655 in the literal sense, and since 1833 in the figurative sense.

Adjective[edit]

uppburen (not comparable)

  1. (literal) lifted, held up
  2. (figurative) lauded, celebrated, appreciated

Declension[edit]

Inflection of uppburen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular uppburen
Neuter singular uppburet
Plural uppburna
Masculine plural3 uppburne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 uppburne
All uppburna
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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