hämndgirig

Swedish

Etymology

hämnd (“revenge”) +‎ girig (“eager”)

Adjective

hämndgirig (comparative hämndgirigare, superlative hämndgirigast)

  1. eager to have revenge; vengeful, vindictive
    Synonym: hämndlysten

Declension

Inflection of hämndgirig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hämndgirig hämndgirigare hämndgirigast
neuter singular hämndgirigt hämndgirigare hämndgirigast
plural hämndgiriga hämndgirigare hämndgirigast
masculine plural2 hämndgirige hämndgirigare hämndgirigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hämndgirige hämndgirigare hämndgirigaste
all hämndgiriga hämndgirigare hämndgirigaste

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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