däven
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish dävin.
Adjective
editdäven (comparative mer däven, superlative mest däven)
Declension
edit| Inflection of däven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | däven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | dävet | — | — |
| Plural | dävna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | dävne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | dävne | — | — |
| All | dävna | — | — |
| 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
edit- däven in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- däven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)