vidsträckt

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vid (wide) +‎ sträckt (stretched)

Adjective[edit]

vidsträckt (not comparable)

  1. vast, expansive
    vidsträckta fält
    vast fields
    Från utsiktstornet har man en vidsträckt utsikt över området
    From the observation tower, you have an expansive view of the area
  2. (figuratively) wide-ranging, extensive
    Den nya lagen ger polisen vidsträckta befogenheter
    The new law gives the police wide-ranging powers

Declension[edit]

Inflection of vidsträckt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vidsträckt
Neuter singular vidsträckt
Plural vidsträckta
Masculine plural3 vidsträckte
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 vidsträckte
All vidsträckta
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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