misstänksam

Swedish

Etymology

From misstänka (“to suspect”) +‎ -sam (“-some”, adjective-forming suffix). Compare Norwegian Bokmål mistenksom, Danish mistænksom.

Pronunciation

Adjective

misstänksam (comparative misstänksammare, superlative misstänksammast)

  1. suspicious (harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful)

Declension

Inflection of misstänksam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular misstänksam misstänksammare misstänksammast
neuter singular misstänksamt misstänksammare misstänksammast
plural misstänksamma misstänksammare misstänksammast
masculine plural2 misstänksamme misstänksammare misstänksammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 misstänksamme misstänksammare misstänksammaste
all misstänksamma misstänksammare misstänksammaste

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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