lyhörd
Swedish
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Danish lydhør, a compound of lyd (“sound”) + hør (“hear”).
Compare German hellhörig.
Adjective
lyhörd (comparative lyhördare, superlative lyhördast)
- with a keen ear
- Antonyms: lomhörd, döv
- (figuratively) perceptive, perspicacious
- Antonym: självrådig
- (of a room) insufficiently soundproof
- Antonym: ljudisolerad
Declension
Inflection of lyhörd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lyhörd | lyhördare | lyhördast |
Neuter singular | lyhört | lyhördare | lyhördast |
Plural | lyhörda | lyhördare | lyhördast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lyhörde | lyhördare | lyhördaste |
All | lyhörda | lyhördare | lyhördaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Derived terms
- lyhördhet
References
- lyhörd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lyhörd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lyhörd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lyhörd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)