oäven
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German uneben (“uneven”). By surface analysis, o- + även.
Adjective
oäven (not comparable)
- bad
- inte oäven
- not bad
Usage notes
Almost only used negatively, with inte.
Declension
| Inflection of oäven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oäven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | oävet | — | — |
| Plural | oävna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | oävne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oävne | — | — |
| All | oävna | — | — |
| 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
- oäven in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- oäven in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- oäven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)