halvdan
See also: Hálvdan
Swedish
Etymology
halv + dan, originally literally "half-done". Compare English do by halves.
Adjective
halvdan (comparative mer halvdan, superlative mest halvdan)
- mediocre, sloppy, not fully satisfactory
Declension
| Inflection of halvdan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | halvdan | mer halvdan | mest halvdan |
| Neuter singular | halvdant | mer halvdant | mest halvdant |
| Plural | halvdana | mer halvdana | mest halvdana |
| Masculine plural3 | halvdane | mer halvdana | mest halvdana |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | halvdane | mer halvdane | mest halvdane |
| All | halvdana | mer halvdana | mest halvdana |
| 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 | |||
References
- halvdan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- halvdan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- halvdan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)