vaksam
Swedish
Etymology
vaka + -sam. Cognate of English wakesome, German wachsam, Dutch waakzaam, Norwegian Bokmål vaktsom.
Adjective
vaksam (comparative vaksammare, superlative vaksammast)
- vigilant
Declension
Inflection of vaksam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vaksam | vaksammare | vaksammast |
Neuter singular | vaksamt | vaksammare | vaksammast |
Plural | vaksamma | vaksammare | vaksammast |
Masculine plural3 | vaksamme | vaksammare | vaksammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vaksamme | vaksammare | vaksammaste |
All | vaksamma | vaksammare | vaksammaste |
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
- vaksamhet
References
- vaksam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vaksam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vaksam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)