tondöv
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From ton (“tone”) + döv (“deaf”).
Adjective edit
tondöv (not comparable)
- tone-deaf (when it comes to tones or being unwittingly offensive)
Declension edit
Inflection of tondöv | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tondöv | — | — |
Neuter singular | tondövt | — | — |
Plural | tondöva | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | tondöve | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | tondöve | — | — |
All | tondöva | — | — |
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 |