trägen
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Adjective edit
trägen
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly past participle of träga (“bereave”). Compare Old English trega, tregian, Icelandic trega, tregi. Possibly derived from Old Norse tregr. Compare origin of Danish træg, German träge.
Adjective edit
trägen (comparative trägnare, superlative trägnast)
Declension edit
Inflection of trägen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | trägen | trägnare | trägnast |
Neuter singular | träget | trägnare | trägnast |
Plural | trägna | trägnare | trägnast |
Masculine plural3 | trägne | trägnare | trägnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | trägne | trägnare | trägnaste |
All | trägna | trägnare | trägnaste |
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 |
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Further reading edit
- trägen in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- trägen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)