kallsinnig

Swedish

Etymology

kall +‎ -sinnig. Attested since 1636. Compare German kaltsinnig.

Adjective

kallsinnig (comparative kallsinnigare, superlative kallsinnigast)

1. cold, indifferent, dispassionate

Declension

Inflection of kallsinnig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kallsinnig	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigast
Neuter singular	kallsinnigt	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigast
Plural	kallsinniga	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigast
Masculine plural3	kallsinnige	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	kallsinnige	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigaste
All	kallsinniga	kallsinnigare	kallsinnigaste
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

Derived terms

• kallsinnighet

Related terms

• kallsinne

References

• kallsinnig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kallsinnig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kallsinnig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)