avtärd

Swedish

Etymology

Originally past participle of now obsolete avtära. Cognate of Danish aftære, German abzehren.

Adjective

avtärd (comparative mer avtärd, superlative mest avtärd)

  1. gaunt, haggard, emaciated

Declension

Inflection of avtärd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular avtärd mer avtärd mest avtärd
neuter singular avtärt mer avtärt mest avtärt
plural avtärda mer avtärda mest avtärda
masculine plural2 avtärde mer avtärda mest avtärda
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 avtärde mer avtärde mest avtärde
all avtärda mer avtärda mest avtärda

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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