vördsam

Swedish

Etymology

vörda +‎ -sam

Adjective

vördsam (comparative vördsammare, superlative vördsammast)

  1. respectful

Declension

Inflection of vördsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vördsam vördsammare vördsammast
neuter singular vördsamt vördsammare vördsammast
plural vördsamma vördsammare vördsammast
masculine plural2 vördsamme vördsammare vördsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vördsamme vördsammare vördsammaste
all vördsamma vördsammare vördsammaste

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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