samvetsgrann

Swedish

Etymology

samvete +‎ -s- +‎ grann

Adjective

samvetsgrann (comparative samvetsgrannare, superlative samvetsgrannast)

1. conscientious (thorough and careful)

Declension

Inflection of samvetsgrann
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	samvetsgrann	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannast
Neuter singular	samvetsgrant	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannast
Plural	samvetsgranna	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannast
Masculine plural3	samvetsgranne	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	samvetsgranne	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannaste
All	samvetsgranna	samvetsgrannare	samvetsgrannaste
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

• samvetsgrannhet

References

• samvetsgrann in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• samvetsgrann in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• samvetsgrann in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)