Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From skynda (hurry) +‎ -sam (-some).

Adjective edit

skyndsam (comparative skyndsammare, superlative skyndsammast)

  1. hasty, prompt
    Synonyms: rask, brådskande, snabb
    Antonym: långsam

Declension edit

Inflection of skyndsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular skyndsam skyndsammare skyndsammast
Neuter singular skyndsamt skyndsammare skyndsammast
Plural skyndsamma skyndsammare skyndsammast
Masculine plural3 skyndsamme skyndsammare skyndsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 skyndsamme skyndsammare skyndsammaste
All skyndsamma skyndsammare skyndsammaste
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

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