spetälsk
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish spetcelsker, spitcelsker.
Adjective edit
spetälsk (not comparable)
- leprous (suffering from leprosy)
- Han är spetälsk
- He's leprous / a leper
- (nominalized) a leper
- Vi såg en spetälsk
- We saw a leper
Declension edit
| Inflection of spetälsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | spetälsk | — | — |
| Neuter singular | spetälskt | — | — |
| Plural | spetälska | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | spetälske | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | spetälske | — | — |
| All | spetälska | — | — |
| 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 edit
- spetälska (“leprosy”)