vågsam

Swedish

Etymology

From våga +‎ -sam. Compare English daresome.

Adjective

vågsam (comparative vågsammare, superlative vågsammast)

  1. (rare) bold, daring, risky

Declension

Inflection of vågsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vågsam vågsammare vågsammast
neuter singular vågsamt vågsammare vågsammast
plural vågsamma vågsammare vågsammast
masculine plural2 vågsamme vågsammare vågsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vågsamme vågsammare vågsammaste
all vågsamma vågsammare vågsammaste

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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