vuxen
Swedish
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Etymology
editCompare egen, from the old past participle of äga.
Pronunciation
editParticiple
editvuxen
- past participle of växa
Adjective
editvuxen
- adult (fully grown)
- (nominalized) an adult
- en vuxen
- an adult
- två vuxna
- two adults
- barn och vuxna
- children and adults
Declension
edit| Inflection of vuxen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vuxen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | vuxet | — | — |
| Plural | vuxna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | vuxne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vuxne | — | — |
| All | vuxna | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
editReferences
edit- vuxen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vuxen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vuxen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH