kritvit
Swedish
Etymology
krita (“chalk”) + vit (“white”)
Adjective
kritvit (not comparable)
- very white or pale; chalk-white
- kritvit sand
- chalk-white sand
- Han var kritvit i ansiktet
- He was white as a sheet
Declension
Inflection of kritvit | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kritvit | kritvitare | kritvitast |
Neuter singular | kritvitt | kritvitare | kritvitast |
Plural | kritvita | kritvitare | kritvitast |
Masculine plural3 | kritvite | kritvitare | kritvitast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kritvite | kritvitare | kritvitaste |
All | kritvita | kritvitare | kritvitaste |
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
- kritvit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kritvit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)