obskyr
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- obskur (rare)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French obscur, from Latin obscurus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
obskyr (comparative obskyrare, superlative obskyrast)
Declension edit
Inflection of obskyr | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | obskyr | obskyrare | obskyrast |
Neuter singular | obskyrt | obskyrare | obskyrast |
Plural | obskyra | obskyrare | obskyrast |
Masculine plural3 | obskyre | obskyrare | obskyrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | obskyre | obskyrare | obskyraste |
All | obskyra | obskyrare | obskyraste |
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 |
Further reading edit
- obskyr in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- obskur in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)