skyndsam
Swedish
Etymology
From skynda (“hurry”) + -sam (“-some”)
Adjective
skyndsam (comparative skyndsammare, superlative skyndsammast)
- hasty, prompt
- Synonyms: rask, brådskande, snabb
- Antonym: långsam
Declension
| Inflection of skyndsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skyndsam | skyndsammare | skyndsammast |
| Neuter singular | skyndsamt | skyndsammare | skyndsammast |
| Plural | skyndsamma | skyndsammare | skyndsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skyndsamme | skyndsammare | skyndsammaste |
| All | skyndsamma | skyndsammare | skyndsammaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Derived terms
- skyndsamhet c
References
- skyndsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skyndsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)