undanskymd

Swedish

Etymology

undan (“away”) +‎ skymd (“obscured”)

Adjective

undanskymd (not comparable)

  1. secluded, hidden
    Det kontroversiella konstverket flyttades till en mer undanskymd plats
    The controversial art piece was moved to a more secluded location
  2. (figuratively) not prominent; secluded, obscure, modest, etc.
    Frågan har spelat en mer undanskymd roll i årets valrörelse
    The issue has played a less prominent role in this year's election campaign
    Restaurangen ligger på en undanskymd adress på en bakgata
    The restaurant is located at a secluded address on a back street / is hidden away on a back street
    Klubben finns än, men för numera en undanskymd tillvaro
    The club still exists, but nowadays leads an obscure existence

Declension

Inflection of undanskymd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular undanskymd — —
neuter singular undanskymt — —
plural undanskymda — —
masculine plural2 undanskymde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 undanskymde — —
all undanskymda — —

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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