enveten
Swedish
Etymology
A compound of en and an obsolete past participle of veta.
Adjective
enveten (comparative envetnare, superlative envetnast)
- implacable, recalcitrant, particularly stubborn
- Synonym: envis
Declension
| Inflection of enveten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | enveten | envetnare | envetnast |
| Neuter singular | envetet | envetnare | envetnast |
| Plural | envetna | envetnare | envetnast |
| Masculine plural3 | envetne | envetnare | envetnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | envetne | envetnare | envetnaste |
| All | envetna | envetnare | envetnaste |
| 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
- envetenhet
References
- enveten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- enveten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- enveten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)