påläst

See also: Palast and palást

Swedish

Etymology

på +‎ läst (past participle), from läsa på (“study”).

Adjective

påläst (not comparable)

  1. well-informed, well-read

Usage notes

Used for those with detailed knowledge about a particular topic. To describe erudition in a wide sense, use beläst instead.

Declension

Inflection of påläst
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular påläst — —
neuter singular påläst — —
plural pålästa — —
masculine plural2 påläste — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 påläste — —
all pålästa — —

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.

References

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