arbetsam
Swedish
Etymology
From arbete (“work”) + -s- + -sam
Adjective
arbetsam (comparative arbetsammare, superlative arbetsammast)
- diligent, hardworking
Declension
| Inflection of arbetsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | arbetsam | arbetsammare | arbetsammast |
| Neuter singular | arbetsamt | arbetsammare | arbetsammast |
| Plural | arbetsamma | arbetsammare | arbetsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | arbetsamme | arbetsammare | arbetsammaste |
| All | arbetsamma | arbetsammare | arbetsammaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Synonyms
- flitig
References
- arbetsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- arbetsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)