hånfull
Swedish
Etymology
From hån (“mockery, scorn”) + -full (“-ful”).
Adjective
hånfull (comparative hånfullare, superlative hånfullast)
- mocking, scornful
- En hånfull kommentar
- A mocking comment
- Hon tittade hånfullt på honom
- She looked at him with scorn
Declension
| Inflection of hånfull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | hånfull | hånfullare | hånfullast |
| Neuter singular | hånfullt | hånfullare | hånfullast |
| Plural | hånfulla | hånfullare | hånfullast |
| Masculine plural3 | hånfulle | hånfullare | hånfullast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | hånfulle | hånfullare | hånfullaste |
| All | hånfulla | hånfullare | hånfullaste |
| 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
- hånfull in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hånfull in Svensk ordbok (SO)