surmulen
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Arguably from Middle Low German sūrmūlen. Arguably past participle of verb surmula. In folk etymology interpreted as sur (“sour”) + mulen (“cloudy; overcast”), for example in the 1749 dictionary by Olof Lind. Compare Danish surmule. See also Dutch zuurmuil, archaic German Sauermaul, English sourpuss.
Adjective edit
surmulen (comparative surmulnare, superlative surmulnast)
Declension edit
Inflection of surmulen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | surmulen | — | — |
Neuter singular | surmulet | — | — |
Plural | surmulna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | surmulne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | surmulne | — | — |
All | surmulna | — | — |
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 |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- surmulen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- surmulen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- surmulen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- surmulen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)