växelvarm

Swedish

Etymology

växla (switch, change) +‎ varm (warm)

Adjective

växelvarm (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) ectothermic
    Synonym: (informal) kallblodig
    Antonym: jämnvarm (endothermic)

Declension

Inflection of växelvarm
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular växelvarm
neuter singular växelvarmt
plural växelvarma
masculine plural2 växelvarme
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 växelvarme
all växelvarma

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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