allvarsam

Swedish

Etymology

allvar +‎ -sam. Cognate of Faroese álvarsamur.

Adjective

allvarsam (comparative allvarsammare, superlative allvarsammast)

  1. serious (without humor or expression of happiness)

Declension

Inflection of allvarsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular allvarsam allvarsammare allvarsammast
neuter singular allvarsamt allvarsammare allvarsammast
plural allvarsamma allvarsammare allvarsammast
masculine plural2 allvarsamme allvarsammare allvarsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 allvarsamme allvarsammare allvarsammaste
all allvarsamma allvarsammare allvarsammaste

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.

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