disträ

Swedish

Etymology

From French distrait, the past participle of distraire, from Latin distrahere.

Adjective

disträ (comparative mer disträ, superlative mest disträ)

1. absent-minded

   Synonym: tankspridd

Usage notes

The neuter form is avoided. Compare rädd.

Declension

Inflection of disträ
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	disträ	mer disträ	mest disträ
Neuter singular	disträtt	mer disträtt	mest disträtt
Plural	disträa	mer disträa	mest disträa
Masculine plural3	disträe	mer disträa	mest disträa
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	disträe	mer disträe	mest disträe
All	disträa	mer disträa	mest disträa
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

Related terms

• distrahera
• distraktion

References

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