lastgammal
Swedish
Etymology
last (“fault”) + gammal. Attested since circa 1600.
Adjective
lastgammal (not comparable)
- very old, old to a fault
Declension
Inflection of lastgammal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lastgammal | — | — |
Neuter singular | lastgammalt | — | — |
Plural | lastgamla | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | lastgamle | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lastgamle | — | — |
All | lastgamla | — | — |
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
- lastgammal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lastgammal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lastgammal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)