valhänt
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
valen (“stiff or numb from cold (now rare)”) + -hänt (“-handed”)
Adjective edit
valhänt (comparative mer valhänt, superlative mest valhänt)
- ham-fisted (lacking skill with the hands, or in general)
Declension edit
| Inflection of valhänt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | valhänt | mer valhänt | mest valhänt |
| Neuter singular | valhänt | mer valhänt | mest valhänt |
| Plural | valhänta | mer valhänta | mest valhänta |
| Masculine plural3 | valhänte | mer valhänta | mest valhänta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | valhänte | mer valhänte | mest valhänte |
| All | valhänta | mer valhänta | mest valhänta |
| 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 | |||