skötsam
Swedish
Etymology
sköta + -sam
Adjective
skötsam (comparative skötsammare, superlative skötsammast)
- well-behaved, conscientious
Declension
| Inflection of skötsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skötsam | skötsammare | skötsammast |
| Neuter singular | skötsamt | skötsammare | skötsammast |
| Plural | skötsamma | skötsammare | skötsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | skötsamme | skötsammare | skötsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skötsamme | skötsammare | skötsammaste |
| All | skötsamma | skötsammare | skötsammaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- skötsamhet
References
- skötsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skötsam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skötsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)