hög

See also: hog and høg

Icelandic

Adjective

hög

1. inflection of hagur:
   1. strong nominative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative neuter plural
   3. strong accusative neuter plural

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -øːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Adjective

hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)

1. high; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
2. of a quantity or value: high, great or large

   Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.

   My interest rate is way too high.

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

   Hög som ett hus.

   High as a house.

Declension

Inflection of hög
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	hög	högre	högst
Neuter singular	högt	högre	högst
Plural	höga	högre	högst
Masculine plural3	höga	högre	högst
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	höge	högre	högste
All	höga	högre	högsta
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

Derived terms

• högmässa

 

Related terms

• högt
• höja
• höjd

 

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Noun

hög c

1. a pile, a heap

Declension

Declension of hög
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hög	högen	högar	högarna
Genitive	högs	högens	högars	högarnas

Related terms

• böghög
• hög-
• höga
• rishög
• samla på hög

Further reading

• hög in Svensk ordbok.