oerhörd

Swedish

Etymology

From German unerhört, negation of erhört, past participle of erhören (“grant”). Equivalent to o- +‎ er- +‎ hörd.

Adjective

oerhörd

  1. unheard-of

Usage notes

  • During the 20th century, the original meaning "something never heard before" has gradually been lost, and the word is now used as a generic emphasis (huge, gross, fantastic, horrible)

Declension

Inflection of oerhörd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oerhörd — —
neuter singular oerhört — —
plural oerhörda — —
masculine plural2 oerhörde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oerhörde — —
all oerhörda — —

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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