brydsam

Swedish

Etymology

bry +‎ -sam, via alternative verb form bryda. Compare brydd and bryderi.

Adjective

brydsam (comparative brydsammare, superlative brydsammast)

1. awkward, troublesome, problematic

Declension

Inflection of brydsam
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	brydsam	brydsammare	brydsammast
Neuter singular	brydsamt	brydsammare	brydsammast
Plural	brydsamma	brydsammare	brydsammast
Masculine plural3	brydsamme	brydsammare	brydsammast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	brydsamme	brydsammare	brydsammaste
All	brydsamma	brydsammare	brydsammaste
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

Derived terms

• brydsamhet

References

• brydsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brydsam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brydsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)