torrskodd
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish thörskodder, thörskodher. Compound of torr (“dry”) + skodd (“shod”), attested since 1500 according to SO and 1529 according to SAOB.
Compare with Norwegian tørrskodd, Norwegian Nynorsk turrskodd, Danish tørskoet, and Icelandic þurrskór.
Adjective
edittorrskodd (not comparable)
- dry on one's feet or shoes; dry-shod.
- Synonym: torrfotad
- Det var ebb, så han kunde gå torrskodd till ön.
- The tide was low, so he could walk dry-shod to the island.
Declension
edit| Inflection of torrskodd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | torrskodd | — | — |
| Neuter singular | torrskott | — | — |
| Plural | torrskodda | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | torrskodde | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | torrskodde | — | — |
| All | torrskodda | — | — |
| 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 | |||