däven

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish dävin.

Adjective

däven (comparative mer däven, superlative mest däven)

  1. (air) damp, moist
  2. (beverage) stale
  3. (persons) worn out, tired

Declension

Inflection of däven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular däven — —
neuter singular dävet — —
plural dävna — —
masculine plural2 dävne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dävne — —
all dävna — —

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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