slapphänt
See also: släpphänt
Swedish
Etymology
slapp (“limp”) + -hänt (“handed”)
Adjective
slapphänt (comparative slapphäntare, superlative slapphäntast)
- lax
- slapphänt hantering av brottsligheten
- lax approach to dealing with crime
- (overly) indulgent (too lax)
- slapphänt med barnen
- indulgent towards the kids
- Synonyms: släpphänt, eftergiven
Declension
| Inflection of slapphänt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | slapphänt | slapphäntare | slapphäntast |
| Neuter singular | slapphäntt | slapphäntare | slapphäntast |
| Plural | slapphänta | slapphäntare | slapphäntast |
| Masculine plural3 | slapphänte | slapphäntare | slapphäntast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | slapphänte | slapphäntare | slapphäntaste |
| All | slapphänta | slapphäntare | slapphäntaste |
| 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
- slapphänt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slapphänt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slapphänt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)