dövstum

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German taubstumm, equivalent to döv +‎ stum.

Adjective

dövstum (comparative mer dövstum, superlative mest dövstum)

  1. (dated) deaf-mute

Declension

Inflection of dövstum
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dövstum mer dövstum mest dövstum
neuter singular dövstumt mer dövstumt mest dövstumt
plural dövstumma mer dövstumma mest dövstumma
masculine plural2 dövstumme mer dövstumma mest dövstumma
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dövstumme mer dövstumme mest dövstumme
all dövstumma mer dövstumma mest dövstumma

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.

References

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