valhänt

Swedish

Etymology

valen (“stiff or numb from cold (now rare)”) +‎ -hänt (“-handed”)

Adjective

valhänt (comparative mer valhänt, superlative mest valhänt)

  1. ham-fisted (lacking skill with the hands, or in general)

Declension

Inflection of valhänt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular valhänt mer valhänt mest valhänt
neuter singular valhänt mer valhänt mest valhänt
plural valhänta mer valhänta mest valhänta
masculine plural2 valhänte mer valhänta mest valhänta
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 valhänte mer valhänte mest valhänte
all valhänta mer valhänta mest valhänta

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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