välbekant

Swedish

Etymology

väl (“well”) +‎ bekant (“acquainted”)

Adjective

välbekant (comparative välbekantare, superlative välbekantast)

  1. well-known, familiar, famous
    Senare i programmet dyker ett välbekant ansikte upp
    Later in the show, a well-known face will show up
  2. well-acquainted
    Han är välbekant med deras system
    He's well acquainted with their systems

Declension

Inflection of välbekant
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular välbekant välbekantare välbekantast
neuter singular välbekant välbekantare välbekantast
plural välbekanta välbekantare välbekantast
masculine plural2 välbekante välbekantare välbekantast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 välbekante välbekantare välbekantaste
all välbekanta välbekantare välbekantaste

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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