älskvärd
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
älska (“love”) + -värd (“-worthy”)
Adjective edit
älskvärd (comparative älskvärdare, superlative älskvärdast)
- lovable, amiable (having a generally pleasing disposition, easy to like)
- en älskvärd knasboll
- a lovable goofball
Declension edit
| Inflection of älskvärd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | älskvärd | älskvärdare | älskvärdast |
| Neuter singular | älskvärt | älskvärdare | älskvärdast |
| Plural | älskvärda | älskvärdare | älskvärdast |
| Masculine plural3 | älskvärde | älskvärdare | älskvärdast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | älskvärde | älskvärdare | älskvärdaste |
| All | älskvärda | älskvärdare | älskvärdaste |
| 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 | |||