behjärtad
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German beherzt, equivalent to be- + hjärta + -ad. Cognate of Danish behjertet.
Adjective
behjärtad (comparative mer behjärtad, superlative mest behjärtad)
- brave, courageous
Declension
| Inflection of behjärtad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | behjärtad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | behjärtat | — | — |
| Plural | behjärtade | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | behjärtade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | behjärtade | — | — |
| All | behjärtade | — | — |
| 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
- behjärtad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- behjärtad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- behjärtad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)