hög

See also: hog and høg

Icelandic

Adjective

hög

  1. inflection of hagur:
    1. strong nominative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative neuter plural
    3. strong accusative neuter plural

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høːɡ/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Adjective

hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)

  1. high; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
  2. of a quantity or value: high, great or large
    Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.
    My interest rate is way too high.
  3. (physics, sound) high-pitched
  4. loud; strong sound
  5. (slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics
    Hög som ett hus.
    High as a house.
Usage notes

Lång is used for the height of humans or other bipeds.

Declension
Inflection of hög
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hög högre högst
neuter singular högt högre högst
plural höga högre högst
masculine plural2 höga högre högst
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 höge högre högste
all höga högre högsta

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.

Derived terms
  • högmässa

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Noun

hög c

  1. a pile, a heap
Declension
Declension of hög
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hög högs
definite högen högens
plural indefinite högar högars
definite högarna högarnas

References

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