glupsk
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German glupesch, related to German glupschen. Equivalent to glupa + -sk. See also Danish glubsk.
Adjective
editglupsk (comparative glupskare, superlative glupskast)
- having a voracious appetite, insatiable, greedy
Declension
editInflection of glupsk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | glupsk | glupskare | glupskast |
Neuter singular | glupskt | glupskare | glupskast |
Plural | glupska | glupskare | glupskast |
Masculine plural3 | glupske | glupskare | glupskast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | glupske | glupskare | glupskaste |
All | glupska | glupskare | glupskaste |
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
editReferences
edit- glupsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glupsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glupsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glupsk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)