däven
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish dävin.
Adjective
editdäven (comparative mer däven, superlative mest däven)
Declension
editInflection of däven | |||
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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)