vedertagen
Swedish
editEtymology
editveder- + tagen. Originally the past participle of Old Swedish taka vidher (“receive; accept”). Compare mottagen, from ta emot (“receive”).
Adjective
editvedertagen (not comparable)
- prevalent, conventional (generally accepted as correct or appropriate)
- Synonym: gängse
Declension
editInflection of vedertagen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vedertagen | — | — |
Neuter singular | vedertaget | — | — |
Plural | vedertagna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | vedertagne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vedertagne | — | — |
All | vedertagna | — | — |
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 |