lillgammal
Swedish
editEtymology
editlilla (“little”) + gammal (“old”)
Adjective
editlillgammal (comparative mer lillgammal, superlative mest lillgammal)
- (of or related to a child) like someone older or an adult (often in an amusing idiosyncratic way), precocious
Declension
editInflection of lillgammal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lillgammal | mer lillgammal | mest lillgammal |
Neuter singular | lillgammalt | mer lillgammalt | mest lillgammalt |
Plural | lillgamla | mer lillgamla | mest lillgamla |
Masculine plural3 | lillgamle | mer lillgamla | mest lillgamla |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lillgamle | mer lillgamle | mest lillgamle |
All | lillgamla | mer lillgamla | mest lillgamla |
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- brådmogen (“precocious”)