oäkta
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
o- (“un-”) + äkta (“genuine, authentic”)
Adjective edit
oäkta (not comparable)
- illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)
- en oäkta son
- an illegitimate son
- fake, imitation
- oäkta guld
- imitation gold
- ett oäkta leende
- a fake smile
Declension edit
| Inflection of oäkta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oäkta | — | — |
| Neuter singular | oäkta | — | — |
| Plural | oäkta | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | oäkte | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oäkte | — | — |
| All | oäkta | — | — |
| 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 edit
- oäkting (“illegitimate child, bastard”)