högaktningsfull
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From högaktning + -s- + full. Compare German hochachtungsvoll.
Adjective edit
högaktningsfull (not comparable)
- showing great respect (towards someone in a higher position or the like)
- Det skiter jag högaktningsfullt i
- I, with great respect, do not give a shit about that ("I don't give a single crap about that," common turn of phrase)
- (dated, formal, in the form "högaktningsfullt") yours sincerely, yours faithfully
- Högaktningsfullt, Nisse
- Yours faithfully, Nisse
Declension edit
| Inflection of högaktningsfull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | högaktningsfull | — | — |
| Neuter singular | högaktningsfullt | — | — |
| Plural | högaktningsfulla | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | högaktningsfulle | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | högaktningsfulle | — | — |
| All | högaktningsfulla | — | — |
| 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 | |||