egenhändig
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German eigenhändig. By surface analysis, egen + hand + -ig. Cognate of Danish egenhændig, Dutch eigenhandig.
Adjective
editegenhändig (comparative mer egenhändig, superlative mest egenhändig)
Declension
editInflection of egenhändig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | egenhändig | mer egenhändig | mest egenhändig |
Neuter singular | egenhändigt | mer egenhändigt | mest egenhändigt |
Plural | egenhändiga | mer egenhändiga | mest egenhändiga |
Masculine plural3 | egenhändige | mer egenhändiga | mest egenhändiga |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | egenhändige | mer egenhändige | mest egenhändige |
All | egenhändiga | mer egenhändiga | mest egenhändiga |
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 |