oaktsam
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From o- (“un-”) + aktsam (“careful, attentive”). Compare German unachtsam, Danish uagtsom, Norwegian Bokmål uaktsom.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oaktsam (comparative oaktsammare, superlative oaktsammast)
Declension edit
Inflection of oaktsam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | oaktsam | oaktsammare | oaktsammast |
Neuter singular | oaktsamt | oaktsammare | oaktsammast |
Plural | oaktsamma | oaktsammare | oaktsammast |
Masculine plural3 | oaktsamme | oaktsammare | oaktsammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | oaktsamme | oaktsammare | oaktsammaste |
All | oaktsamma | oaktsammare | oaktsammaste |
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 |
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- oaktsamhet (“carelessness; recklessness”)
- oaktsam våldtäkt (“negligent rape”)