stelbent
Swedish
Etymology
stel (“stiff”) + -bent (“legged”)
Adjective
stelbent (comparative stelbentare, superlative stelbentast)
- having stiff legs
- (figuratively) rigid, overly formal
Declension
| Inflection of stelbent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stelbent | stelbentare | stelbentast |
| Neuter singular | stelbent | stelbentare | stelbentast |
| Plural | stelbenta | stelbentare | stelbentast |
| Masculine plural3 | stelbente | stelbentare | stelbentast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | stelbente | stelbentare | stelbentaste |
| All | stelbenta | stelbentare | stelbentaste |
| 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
- stelbent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stelbent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stelbent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)