stenhård
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stenhardher.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stenhård (comparative stenhårdare, superlative stenhårdast)
- rock hard (very hard)
- (figuratively) fierce, tough as nails
- stenhård konkurrens
- fierce competition
- en stenhård snubbe
- a tough-as-nails guy
Declension edit
| Inflection of stenhård | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stenhård | stenhårdare | stenhårdast |
| Neuter singular | stenhårt | stenhårdare | stenhårdast |
| Plural | stenhårda | stenhårdare | stenhårdast |
| Masculine plural3 | stenhårde | stenhårdare | stenhårdast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stenhårde | stenhårdare | stenhårdaste |
| All | stenhårda | stenhårdare | stenhårdaste |
| 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 | |||