högrest
Swedish
Etymology
hög (“high”) + rest (“erected”). Compare Icelandic háreistr.
Adjective
högrest (comparative mer högrest, superlative mest högrest)
- tall
- Synonyms: lång, storväxt
Usage notes
Particularly often used to describe people.
Declension
| Inflection of högrest | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | högrest | mer högrest | mest högrest |
| Neuter singular | högrest | mer högrest | mest högrest |
| Plural | högresta | mer högresta | mest högresta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | högreste | mer högreste | mest högreste |
| All | högresta | mer högresta | mest högresta |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- högrest in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- högrest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- högrest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)