våghalsig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From våga (“dare”) + hals (“neck”) + -ig (“-y”). Cognate of German waghalsig from which it is possibly derived.
Adjective
[edit]våghalsig (comparative våghalsigare, superlative våghalsigast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of våghalsig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | våghalsig | våghalsigare | våghalsigast |
Neuter singular | våghalsigt | våghalsigare | våghalsigast |
Plural | våghalsiga | våghalsigare | våghalsigast |
Masculine plural3 | våghalsige | våghalsigare | våghalsigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | våghalsige | våghalsigare | våghalsigaste |
All | våghalsiga | våghalsigare | våghalsigaste |
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 |
Related terms
[edit]- våghals (“daredevil”)