lyhörd

Swedish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Danish lydhør, a compound of lyd (“sound”) + hør (“hear”).

Compare German hellhörig.

Adjective

lyhörd (comparative lyhördare, superlative lyhördast)

  1. with a keen ear
    Antonyms: lomhörd, döv
  2. (figurative) perceptive, perspicacious
    Antonym: självrådig
  3. not soundproof (so that neighbors (too) easily can be heard) (of an apartment or the like)
    Antonym: ljudisolerad

Declension

Inflection of lyhörd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lyhörd lyhördare lyhördast
neuter singular lyhört lyhördare lyhördast
plural lyhörda lyhördare lyhördast
masculine plural2 lyhörde lyhördare lyhördast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lyhörde lyhördare lyhördaste
all lyhörda lyhördare lyhördaste

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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