burdus

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German pardues, perduuz, pardus, perdus, likely onomatopoeic. Cognate of Danish bardus, Dutch pardoes, perdoes, German bardaus, pardauz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɵrˈdʉːs/, [bɵrˈdʉːs], [bɵ(r)ˈɖʉːs]

Adjective

burdus (comparative burdusare, superlative burdusast)

1. brusque, blunt

Declension

Inflection of burdus
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	burdus	burdusare	burdusast
Neuter singular	burdust	burdusare	burdusast
Plural	burdusa	burdusare	burdusast
Masculine plural3	burduse	burdusare	burdusast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	burduse	burdusare	burdusaste
All	burdusa	burdusare	burdusaste
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

Further reading

• burdus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• burdus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• burdus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• burdus in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)