kallsinnig

Swedish

Etymology

kall +‎ -sinnig. Attested since 1636. Compare German kaltsinnig.

Adjective

kallsinnig (comparative kallsinnigare, superlative kallsinnigast)

  1. cold, indifferent, dispassionate

Declension

Inflection of kallsinnig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kallsinnig kallsinnigare kallsinnigast
neuter singular kallsinnigt kallsinnigare kallsinnigast
plural kallsinniga kallsinnigare kallsinnigast
masculine plural2 kallsinnige kallsinnigare kallsinnigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kallsinnige kallsinnigare kallsinnigaste
all kallsinniga kallsinnigare kallsinnigaste

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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