oförtövad
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom o- + förtövad, from the past participle of förtöva, known from Old Swedish ofortövadher, cognate with Middle Low German unvortogen.
Adjective
editoförtövad (not comparable)
Usage notes
edit- Even though SAOL 13th ed. lists this as an adjective, it seems to be very uncommon in literature. Far more common is the adverb oförtövat. Hellquist describes the adverb, and mentiones the adjective at the end of the article.
Declension
edit| Inflection of oförtövad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oförtövad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | oförtövat | — | — |
| Plural | oförtövade | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | oförtövade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oförtövade | — | — |
| All | oförtövade | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- oförtövad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- oförtövad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- töva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)