smittsam
Swedish
Alternative forms
- smittosam
Etymology
smitta + -sam
Adjective
smittsam (comparative smittsammare, superlative smittsammast)
- contagious
Declension
| Inflection of smittsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | smittsam | smittsammare | smittsammast |
| Neuter singular | smittsamt | smittsammare | smittsammast |
| Plural | smittsamma | smittsammare | smittsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | smittsamme | smittsammare | smittsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | smittsamme | smittsammare | smittsammaste |
| All | smittsamma | smittsammare | smittsammaste |
| 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
- smittsamhet
References
- smittsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smittsam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smittsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)