dövstum

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German taubstumm, equivalent to döv +‎ stum.

Adjective

dövstum (comparative mer dövstum, superlative mest dövstum)

1. (dated) deaf-mute

Declension

Inflection of dövstum
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	dövstum	mer dövstum	mest dövstum
Neuter singular	dövstumt	mer dövstumt	mest dövstumt
Plural	dövstumma	mer dövstumma	mest dövstumma
Masculine plural3	dövstumme	mer dövstumma	mest dövstumma
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	dövstumme	mer dövstumme	mest dövstumme
All	dövstumma	mer dövstumma	mest dövstumma
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

References

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