Swedish edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ läst (read, past participle). Compare with berest (well-travelled). Cognate of Danish belæst and German belesen.

Adjective edit

beläst (comparative mer beläst, superlative mest beläst)

  1. well-read; who have read a lot and thus knows a lot

Usage notes edit

For describing erudition in a wide sense. When describing detailed knowledge of a specific topic, use påläst instead.

Conjugation edit

Inflection of beläst
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular beläst mer beläst mest beläst
Neuter singular beläst mer beläst mest beläst
Plural belästa mer belästa mest belästa
Masculine plural3 beläste mer belästa mest belästa
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 beläste mer beläste mest beläste
All belästa mer belästa mest belästa
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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