snöd
See also: snod
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish snøþer, from Old Norse snauðr, from Proto-Germanic *snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew-. Cognate of German schnöde, Dutch snood, Old English besnyþþan, Latin novacula. Doublet of snygg and snaggad.
Adjective
snöd (comparative snödare, superlative snödast)
- sordid
- för snöd vinnings skull ― for the sake of sordid profit
Usage notes
- The neuter form, though considered correct, is extremely rarely used. Compare rädd.
Declension
| Inflection of snöd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | snöd | snödare | snödast |
| Neuter singular | snött | snödare | snödast |
| Plural | snöda | snödare | snödast |
| Masculine plural3 | snöde | snödare | snödast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | snöde | snödare | snödaste |
| All | snöda | snödare | snödaste |
| 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
- snöd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snöd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snöd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)