pinsam
Latin edit
Participle edit
pīnsam
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
pinsam (neuter pinsamt, definite singular and plural pinsame)
- alternative form of pinesam
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish pinsamber, equivalent to pina (“torment”) + -sam (“-some”). Compare Danish pinsom and Norwegian pinsom.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
pinsam (comparative pinsammare, superlative pinsammast)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of pinsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | pinsam | pinsammare | pinsammast |
| Neuter singular | pinsamt | pinsammare | pinsammast |
| Plural | pinsamma | pinsammare | pinsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | pinsamme | pinsammare | pinsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | pinsamme | pinsammare | pinsammaste |
| All | pinsamma | pinsammare | pinsammaste |
| 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 | |||