vinddriven
Swedish
editEtymology
editvind + driven, since 1905 (adrift) and 1927 (powered)
Adjective
editvinddriven (not comparable)
- (of a ship) weather-driven, adrift, driven by the wind without ability of steering
- (of a person) adrift, astray, lost (in life)
- wind-powered
Declension
edit| Inflection of vinddriven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vinddriven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | vinddrivet | — | — |
| Plural | vinddrivna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | vinddrivne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vinddrivne | — | — |
| All | vinddrivna | — | — |
| 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 | |||