andtruten

Swedish

Etymology

ande +‎ truten, referring to andning (“breathing”) and tryta (“to run out”)

Adjective

andtruten (not comparable)

  1. breathless, out of breath
    Svettiga och andtrutna, stannade de gående omsider för att pusta ut.
    Sweaty and breathless, the walking stopped after a while to catch breath.

Declension

Inflection of andtruten
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular andtruten — —
neuter singular andtrutet — —
plural andtrutna — —
masculine plural2 andtrutne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 andtrutne — —
all andtrutna — —

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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