skonsam
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
skona (“spare”) + -sam (“-some”)
Adjective edit
skonsam (comparative skonsammare, superlative skonsammast)
- not damaging; gentle
- Tvålen är skonsam mot huden
- The soap is gentle on the skin
Declension edit
| Inflection of skonsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skonsam | skonsammare | skonsammast |
| Neuter singular | skonsamt | skonsammare | skonsammast |
| Plural | skonsamma | skonsammare | skonsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | skonsamme | skonsammare | skonsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skonsamme | skonsammare | skonsammaste |
| All | skonsamma | skonsammare | skonsammaste |
| 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 | |||