Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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smitta +‎ -sam

Adjective

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smittsam (comparative smittsammare, superlative smittsammast)

  1. contagious (of a disease, or figuratively)
    en smittsam sjukdom
    a contagious disease
    ett smittsamt skratt
    a contagious laugh

Declension

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Inflection of smittsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular smittsam smittsammare smittsammast
Neuter singular smittsamt smittsammare smittsammast
Plural smittsamma smittsammare smittsammast
Masculine plural3 smittsamme smittsammare smittsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 smittsamme smittsammare smittsammaste
All smittsamma smittsammare smittsammaste
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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