Swedish

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Etymology

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upp (up) +‎ flugen (flown)

Adjective

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uppflugen (not comparable)

  1. perched (located in a high, conspicuous position, usually of a person or non-flying animal)
    En kvinna stod uppflugen på en parkbänk
    A woman was perched ("stood up-flown") on a park bench
    Katten satt uppflugen i ett träd och vägrade komma ner
    The cat was perched ("sat up-flown") in a tree and refused to come down

Declension

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Inflection of uppflugen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular uppflugen
Neuter singular uppfluget
Plural uppflugna
Masculine plural3 uppflugne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 uppflugne
All uppflugna
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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