spelnykter

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of spel (“gambling”) +‎ nykter (“sober”).

Adjective

spelnykter (comparative mer spelnykter, superlative mest spelnykter)

1. abstemious with regards to gambling

Declension

Inflection of spelnykter
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	spelnykter	mer spelnykter	mest spelnykter
Neuter singular	spelnyktert	mer spelnyktert	mest spelnyktert
Plural	spelnyktra	mer spelnyktra	mest spelnyktra
Masculine plural3	spelnyktre	mer spelnyktra	mest spelnyktra
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	spelnyktre	mer spelnyktre	mest spelnyktre
All	spelnyktra	mer spelnyktra	mest spelnyktra
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

Related terms

• spelnykterist

See also

• spelberoende
• spelmissbruk
• spelmissbrukare

Further reading

• spelnykter in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker