höjdrädd
Swedish
editEtymology
edithöjd (“height”) + rädd (“afraid”)
Adjective
edithöjdrädd (not comparable)
Usage notes
editThe neuter form höjdrätt might be avoided for the same reason as rätt (see the usage notes for rädd). "Ett höjdrätt barn" (a child who is afraid of heights) could be rewritten as "ett barn med höjdskräck" (a child with a fear of heights).
Declension
edit| Inflection of höjdrädd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | höjdrädd | — | — |
| Neuter singular | höjdrätt | — | — |
| Plural | höjdrädda | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | höjdrädde | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | höjdrädde | — | — |
| All | höjdrädda | — | — |
| 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 | |||
See also
edit- akrofobi (“acrophobia”)
- höjdskräck (“fear of heights”)