Swedish

edit

Etymology

edit

o- (un-) +‎ skön

Adjective

edit

oskön (comparative mer oskön, superlative mest oskön)

  1. (fairly) ugly, unbecoming
    ett fläskigt, oskönt ansikte
    a fleshy, unbecoming face
  2. (slang) unpleasant, rude
    en oskön snubbe
    a rude/unpleasant guy
    Var inte så oskön mot henne
    Don't be so rude to her
    Var inte så oskön!
    Don't be such a dick!
    Att behöva gå till jobbet vid sextiden på morgonen känns rätt oskönt
    Having to go to work at six in the morning doesn't feel great

Declension

edit
Inflection of oskön
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oskön mer oskön mest oskön
Neuter singular oskönt mer oskönt mest oskönt
Plural osköna mer osköna mest osköna
Masculine plural3 osköne mer osköna mest osköna
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 osköne mer osköne mest osköne
All osköna mer osköna mest osköna
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

Antonyms

edit

References

edit