hög

See also hog, and høg

Icelandic

Adjective

hög

1. the nominative feminine singular form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)
2. the nominative plural neuter form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)
3. the accusative plural neuter form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Norwegian høg, Danish høj.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)

1. high; which reaches a great distance from the ground or is located a great distance from the ground
2. of a quantity or value: high, great or large

   Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta

   My interest rate is way too high

3. high-pitched
4. loud; strong sound
5. (slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics

   Hög som ett hus.

Declension

Inflections of hög		Positive	Comparative	Superlative
		Attributive
Indefinite singular	Common	hög	högre
	Neuter	högt
Definite singular	Masc.	höge		högste
	All	höga		högsta
Plural		höga		högsta
		Predicative
Singular	Common	hög	högre	högst
	Neuter	högt
Plural		höga

Related terms

• högt
• högg
• höjd
• höja

Noun

hög c

1. a pile, a heap

Declension

Declension of hög

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hög	högen	högar	högarna
genitive	högs	högens	högars	högarnas

Related terms

• höga
• samla på hög