smärt
Swedish
editEtymology
editApparently from the same origin as smärta (“a pain, ache, suffering”), compare the semantic shift containing both "clever" and "pain" found in English smart.[1]
Adjective
editsmärt (comparative smärtare, superlative smärtast)
Declension
editInflection of smärt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | smärt | smärtare | smärtast |
Neuter singular | smärt | smärtare | smärtast |
Plural | smärta | smärtare | smärtast |
Masculine plural3 | smärte | smärtare | smärtast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | smärte | smärtare | smärtaste |
All | smärta | smärtare | smärtaste |
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 |
References
editFurther reading
edit- smärt in Svensk ordbok.