sällsam

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German seltsam (“rare”), from Proto-Germanic *seldanē. First part is the same root as in sällan and sällsynt. Compare Dutch zeldzaam, Danish sælsom.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sällsam (comparative sällsammare, superlative sällsammast)

  1. wondrously peculiar, wondrously unusual

Usage notes

Sometimes of negative emotions, like something "wondrously" macabre (arousing obehag without being outright shocking).

Declension

Inflection of sällsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sällsam sällsammare sällsammast
neuter singular sällsamt sällsammare sällsammast
plural sällsamma sällsammare sällsammast
masculine plural2 sällsamme sällsammare sällsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sällsamme sällsammare sällsammaste
all sällsamma sällsammare sällsammaste

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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