dumdristig
Swedish
Etymology
dum + dristig. Attested since 1665. Compare origin of German dummdreist.
Adjective
dumdristig (comparative dumdristigare, superlative dumdristigast)
- foolhardy
Declension
| Inflection of dumdristig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | dumdristig | dumdristigare | dumdristigast |
| Neuter singular | dumdristigt | dumdristigare | dumdristigast |
| Plural | dumdristiga | dumdristigare | dumdristigast |
| Masculine plural3 | dumdristige | dumdristigare | dumdristigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | dumdristige | dumdristigare | dumdristigaste |
| All | dumdristiga | dumdristigare | dumdristigaste |
| 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
- dumdristighet
References
- dumdristig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dumdristig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dumdristig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)