växelvarm

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

växla (switch, change) +‎ varm (warm)

Adjective[edit]

växelvarm (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) ectothermic
    Synonym: (informal) kallblodig
    Antonym: jämnvarm (endothermic)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of växelvarm
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular växelvarm
Neuter singular växelvarmt
Plural växelvarma
Masculine plural3 växelvarme
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 växelvarme
All växelvarma
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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