vansinnig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish vansinnogher, from Middle Low German wansinnich, equivalent to van- + -sinnig. Cognate with German wahnsinnig, Dutch waanzinnig.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
vansinnig (comparative vansinnigare, superlative vansinnigast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of vansinnig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vansinnig | vansinnigare | vansinnigast |
| Neuter singular | vansinnigt | vansinnigare | vansinnigast |
| Plural | vansinniga | vansinnigare | vansinnigast |
| Masculine plural3 | vansinnige | vansinnigare | vansinnigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vansinnige | vansinnigare | vansinnigaste |
| All | vansinniga | vansinnigare | vansinnigaste |
| 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
- vansinne (back-formation)
- vansinnighet
Further reading edit
- vansinnig in Svensk ordbok.
- vansinnig in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).