öppenhjärtig
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom öppen + hjärta + -ig; a calque of German offenherzig.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editöppenhjärtig (comparative öppenhjärtigare, superlative öppenhjärtigast)
Usage notes
edit- An informal variant is öppenhjärtlig, usually proscribed by normative sources. This variant probably arose due to analogy with hjärtlig (“cordial, hearty”).
Declension
editInflection of öppenhjärtig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | öppenhjärtig | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigast |
Neuter singular | öppenhjärtigt | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigast |
Plural | öppenhjärtiga | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigast |
Masculine plural3 | öppenhjärtige | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | öppenhjärtige | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigaste |
All | öppenhjärtiga | öppenhjärtigare | öppenhjärtigaste |
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 |