älskvärd

Swedish

Etymology

älska (“love”) +‎ -värd (“-worthy”)

Adjective

älskvärd (comparative älskvärdare, superlative älskvärdast)

  1. lovable, amiable (having a generally pleasing disposition, easy to like)
    en älskvärd knasboll
    a lovable goofball

Declension

Inflection of älskvärd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular älskvärd älskvärdare älskvärdast
neuter singular älskvärt älskvärdare älskvärdast
plural älskvärda älskvärdare älskvärdast
masculine plural2 älskvärde älskvärdare älskvärdast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 älskvärde älskvärdare älskvärdaste
all älskvärda älskvärdare älskvärdaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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