kärlekskrank
Swedish
Etymology
kärlek (“love”) + -s- + krank (“sick (dated)”)
Adjective
kärlekskrank (not comparable)
- lovesick (yearning for (sexual) love)
Declension
| Inflection of kärlekskrank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kärlekskrank | — | — |
| Neuter singular | kärlekskrankt | — | — |
| Plural | kärlekskranka | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | kärlekskranke | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kärlekskranke | — | — |
| All | kärlekskranka | — | — |
| 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
- kärlekskrank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kärlekskrank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kärlekskrank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)