Swedish

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Etymology

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Compound of hel +‎ nykter.

Adjective

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helnykter (comparative mer helnykter, superlative mest helnykter)

  1. teetotal

Declension

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Inflection of helnykter
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular helnykter mer helnykter mest helnykter
Neuter singular helnyktert mer helnyktert mest helnyktert
Plural helnyktra mer helnyktra mest helnyktra
Masculine plural3 helnyktre mer helnyktra mest helnyktra
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 helnyktre mer helnyktre mest helnyktre
All helnyktra mer helnyktra mest helnyktra
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

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