slö
See also: slo, sloe, SLO, and sló
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sljór, slær, sljár, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (whence also English slow), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“slack, limp”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -øː
Adjective
slö
- dull; not sharp
- lazy
Declension
| Inflection of slö | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | slö | slöare | slöast |
| Neuter singular | slött | slöare | slöast |
| Plural | slöa | slöare | slöast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | slöe | slöare | slöaste |
| All | slöa | slöare | slöaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||