oskuldsfull
Swedish
Etymology
oskuld (“innocence”) + -s- + full
Adjective
oskuldsfull (comparative oskuldsfullare, superlative oskuldsfullast)
- innocent, (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people)
- Han visste inte vad det snuskiga ordet betydde. Han är så oskuldsfull.
- He didn't know what the dirty word meant. He's so innocent.
Declension
| Inflection of oskuldsfull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oskuldsfull | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullast |
| Neuter singular | oskuldsfullt | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullast |
| Plural | oskuldsfulla | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullast |
| Masculine plural3 | oskuldsfulle | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oskuldsfulle | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullaste |
| All | oskuldsfulla | oskuldsfullare | oskuldsfullaste |
| 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
- oskuldsfull in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- oskuldsfull in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)