Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From öppen +‎ hjärta +‎ -ig; a calque of German offenherzig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²œpɛnˌjɛrtɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

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öppenhjärtig (comparative öppenhjärtigare, superlative öppenhjärtigast)

  1. open-hearted, frank

Usage notes

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  • An informal variant is öppenhjärtlig, usually proscribed by normative sources. This variant probably arose due to analogy with hjärtlig (cordial, hearty).

Declension

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Inflection of öppenhjärtig
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

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