folktom

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of folk +‎ tom.

Adjective

folktom (comparative folktommare, superlative folktommast)

  1. uncrowded, sparsely populated
    Antonym: folktät

Declension

Inflection of folktom
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular folktom folktommare folktommast
neuter singular folktomt folktommare folktommast
plural folktomma folktommare folktommast
masculine plural2 folktomme folktommare folktommast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 folktomme folktommare folktommaste
all folktomma folktommare folktommaste

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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