kärnfrisk
Swedish
editEtymology
editkärna (“core”) + frisk (“healthy”)
Adjective
editkärnfrisk (not comparable)
- (of a tree or timber) having healthy heartwood
- (figuratively) in perfect health, fit as a fiddle
- en kärnfrisk 80-åring
- an 80-year-old that's fit as a fiddle
Declension
editInflection of kärnfrisk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kärnfrisk | — | — |
Neuter singular | kärnfriskt | — | — |
Plural | kärnfriska | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | kärnfriske | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kärnfriske | — | — |
All | kärnfriska | — | — |
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- frisk som en nötkärna
- kärnved (“heartwood”)