världsvan
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From värld (“world”) + -s- + van (“accustomed”).
Adjective
[edit]världsvan (comparative världsvanare, superlative världsvanast)
- experienced and sophisticated (through having traveled widely); cosmopolitan, worldly-wise
Declension
[edit]Inflection of världsvan | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | världsvan | världsvanare | världsvanast |
Neuter singular | världsvant | världsvanare | världsvanast |
Plural | världsvana | världsvanare | världsvanast |
Masculine plural3 | världsvane | världsvanare | världsvanast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | världsvane | världsvanare | världsvanaste |
All | världsvana | världsvanare | världsvanaste |
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 |