darrhänt
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
darr (“tremble”) + -hänt (“handed”)
Adjective edit
darrhänt (comparative mer darrhänt, superlative mest darrhänt)
- (often) having shaky hands
- Du ritar rakare linjer än jag. Jag är så darrhänt.
- You draw straighter lines than I do. My hands are so shaky.
Usage notes edit
Of pathological hand tremors as well as milder (and possibly temporary) tremors.
Declension edit
| Inflection of darrhänt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | darrhänt | mer darrhänt | mest darrhänt |
| Neuter singular | darrhänt | mer darrhänt | mest darrhänt |
| Plural | darrhänta | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
| Masculine plural3 | darrhänte | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | darrhänte | mer darrhänte | mest darrhänte |
| All | darrhänta | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
| 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 | |||