famös

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French fameux. Attested since 1716.

Adjective

famös (not comparable)

  1. infamous, notorious

Declension

Inflection of famös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular famös
neuter singular famöst
plural famösa
masculine plural2 famöse
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 famöse
all famösa

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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