Swedish

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Etymology

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spik (completely (literally "nail")) +‎ säker (sure)

Adjective

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spiksäker (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) absolutely sure
    – Stängde vi av spisen? – Det gjorde vi. – Är du säker? – Spiksäker.
    – Did we turn off the stove? – Yes, we did. – Are you sure? – Absolutely sure.

Declension

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Inflection of spiksäker
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular spiksäker
Neuter singular spiksäkert
Plural spiksäkra
Masculine plural3 spiksäkre
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 spiksäkre
All spiksäkra
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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