ökänd

See also: okänd

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄dhkænder‚ from Old Norse auðkendr (“easily known”), from auð- +‎ kenna. Cognate with Danish åkjendt, Norwegian Nynorsk audkjend, and Icelandic auðkenndur (“marked”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²øːˌɕɛnd/
  • Hyphenation: ö‧känd

Adjective

ökänd (comparative mer ökänd, superlative mest ökänd)

  1. infamous
    Synonym: beryktad (“notorious”)
    Antonym: berömd (“famous”)

Declension

Inflection of ökänd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ökänd mer ökänd mest ökänd
neuter singular ökänt mer ökänt mest ökänt
plural ökända mer ökända mest ökända
masculine plural2 ökände mer ökända mest ökända
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ökände mer ökände mest ökände
all ökända mer ökända mest ökända

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.

Derived terms

References

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