rådvill

Swedish

Etymology

råd (“council”) +‎ vill (“lost”). Cognate of Danish rådvild.

Adjective

rådvill (comparative mer rådvill, superlative mest rådvill)

  1. unsure what to do; at a loss, irresolute
    Synonyms: vill­rådig, o­säker, tveksam, rådlös

Declension

Inflection of rådvill
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rådvill mer rådvill mest rådvill
neuter singular rådvillt mer rådvillt mest rådvillt
plural rådvilla mer rådvilla mest rådvilla
masculine plural2 rådville mer rådvilla mest rådvilla
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rådville mer rådville mest rådville
all rådvilla mer rådvilla mest rådvilla

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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