oerhörd
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German unerhört, negation of erhört, past participle of erhören (“grant”). Equivalent to o- + er- + hörd.
Adjective edit
oerhörd
Usage notes edit
- During the 20th century, the original meaning "something never heard before" has gradually been lost, and the word is now used as a generic emphasis (huge, gross, fantastic, horrible)
Declension edit
| Inflection of oerhörd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oerhörd | — | — |
| Neuter singular | oerhört | — | — |
| Plural | oerhörda | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | oerhörde | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oerhörde | — | — |
| All | oerhörda | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Further reading edit
- oerhörd in Svensk ordbok.