vederhäftig
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish vidherhæftogher, superficially similar to veder- + häftig, but more likely influenced by Danish vederhæftig from older Old Swedish vederhættig (“who has something to put as collateral”), after Old Swedish viþerhætta and Old Swedish hætta viþer.
Adjective
vederhäftig (comparative vederhäftigare, superlative vederhäftigast)
- reliable, trustworthy
Declension
| Inflection of vederhäftig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vederhäftig | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
| Neuter singular | vederhäftigt | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
| Plural | vederhäftiga | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vederhäftige | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigaste |
| All | vederhäftiga | vederhäftigare | vederhäftigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Derived terms
- vederhäftighet
References
- vederhäftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vederhäftig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vederhäftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- veder- in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)