yrvaken
Swedish
Etymology
Disputed. By surface analysis, yr + vaken. Arguably the first part of the compound is more closely related to ur (“out of”). Compare Norwegian ørvaken (“sleep deprived”), Middle High German urweche (“sleepless”).
Adjective
yrvaken (comparative mer yrvaken, superlative mest yrvaken)
- drowsy, still half asleep
Declension
| Inflection of yrvaken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | yrvaken | — | — |
| Neuter singular | yrvaket | — | — |
| Plural | yrvakna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | yrvakne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | yrvakne | — | — |
| All | yrvakna | — | — |
| 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
- yrvaken in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- yrvaken in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- yrvaken in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)