modstulen
Swedish
Etymology
mod (“(positive) state of mind”) + stulen (“stolen”)
Adjective
modstulen (comparative mer modstulen, superlative mest modstulen)
- sad and dispirited (from disappointment or trying circumstances); discouraged, dejected, crestfallen
- Synonym: modfälld
Declension
| Inflection of modstulen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | modstulen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | modstulet | — | — |
| Plural | modstulna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | modstulne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | modstulne | — | — |
| All | modstulna | — | — |
| 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
- modstulen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- modstulen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- modstulen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)