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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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”)