nogsam
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom nog (“sufficient”) + -sam (“-some”). Compare German genügsam.
Adjective
editnogsam (comparative nogsammare, superlative nogsammast)
Usage notes
editArchaic other than as the adverb nogsamt.
Declension
editInflection of nogsam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | nogsam | nogsammare | nogsammast |
Neuter singular | nogsamt | nogsammare | nogsammast |
Plural | nogsamma | nogsammare | nogsammast |
Masculine plural3 | nogsamme | nogsammare | nogsammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | nogsamme | nogsammare | nogsammaste |
All | nogsamma | nogsammare | nogsammaste |
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
editReferences
edit- nogsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)