enstavig

Swedish

Etymology

From en +‎ -stavig.

Adjective

enstavig (comparative enstavigare, superlative enstavigast)

  1. monosyllabic
    Antonyms: flerstavig, tvåstavig
  2. terse, curt

Declension

Inflection of enstavig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular enstavig enstavigare enstavigast
neuter singular enstavigt enstavigare enstavigast
plural enstaviga enstavigare enstavigast
masculine plural2 enstavige enstavigare enstavigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 enstavige enstavigare enstavigaste
all enstaviga enstavigare enstavigaste

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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