ryktbar
Swedish
Etymology
rykte + -bar. Attested since 1710. Compare Danish rygtbar, rugtbar, German ruchbar.
Adjective
ryktbar (comparative ryktbarare, superlative ryktbarast)
- famous, renowned
Declension
| Inflection of ryktbar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ryktbar | ryktbarare | ryktbarast |
| Neuter singular | ryktbart | ryktbarare | ryktbarast |
| Plural | ryktbara | ryktbarare | ryktbarast |
| Masculine plural3 | ryktbare | ryktbarare | ryktbarast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ryktbare | ryktbarare | ryktbaraste |
| All | ryktbara | ryktbarare | ryktbaraste |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- beryktad
- berömd
- namnkunnig
- välkänd
Derived terms
- ryktbarhet
Related terms
- rykte
- ryktas
References
- ryktbar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ryktbar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ryktbar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)