fruktsam
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom frukt (“fruit”) + -sam (“-some”).
Adjective
editfruktsam (comparative fruktsammare, superlative fruktsammast)
Usage notes
editFor fertile soil and the like, fruktbar (or more commonly bördig) is used.
Declension
editInflection of fruktsam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fruktsam | fruktsammare | fruktsammast |
Neuter singular | fruktsamt | fruktsammare | fruktsammast |
Plural | fruktsamma | fruktsammare | fruktsammast |
Masculine plural3 | fruktsamme | fruktsammare | fruktsammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fruktsamme | fruktsammare | fruktsammaste |
All | fruktsamma | fruktsammare | fruktsammaste |
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 |