stekhet
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stekheter, equivalent to steka + het. Attested since about 1500. Compare Danish steghed.
Adjective
stekhet (comparative stekhetare, superlative stekhetast)
- piping hot, scalding hot
- (informal) in vogue
Declension
| Inflection of stekhet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stekhet | stekhetare | stekhetast |
| Neuter singular | stekhett | stekhetare | stekhetast |
| Plural | stekheta | stekhetare | stekhetast |
| Masculine plural3 | stekhete | stekhetare | stekhetast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stekhete | stekhetare | stekhetaste |
| All | stekheta | stekhetare | stekhetaste |
| 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
- stekhet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stekhet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stekhet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)