vansinnig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vansinnogher, from Middle Low German wansinnich, equivalent to van- +‎ -sinnig. Cognate with German wahnsinnig, Dutch waanzinnig.

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Adjective

vansinnig (comparative vansinnigare, superlative vansinnigast)

  1. mad, insane

Declension

Inflection of vansinnig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vansinnig vansinnigare vansinnigast
neuter singular vansinnigt vansinnigare vansinnigast
plural vansinniga vansinnigare vansinnigast
masculine plural2 vansinnige vansinnigare vansinnigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vansinnige vansinnigare vansinnigaste
all vansinniga vansinnigare vansinnigaste

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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