knallhård

See also: knallhard

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of knalle (“hardtack”) +‎ hård, later reinterpreted as knall- (“very”) +‎ hård. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk knallhard.

Adjective

knallhård (comparative knallhårdare, superlative knallhårdast)

  1. (colloquial) very hard, rock-hard

Declension

Inflection of knallhård
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knallhård knallhårdare knallhårdast
neuter singular knallhårt knallhårdare knallhårdast
plural knallhårda knallhårdare knallhårdast
masculine plural2 knallhårde knallhårdare knallhårdast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knallhårde knallhårdare knallhårdaste
all knallhårda knallhårdare knallhårdaste

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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