yrvaken

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. By surface analysis, yr +‎ vaken. Arguably the first part of the compound is more closely related to ur (out of). Compare Norwegian ørvaken (sleep deprived), Middle High German urweche (sleepless).

Adjective

yrvaken (comparative mer yrvaken, superlative mest yrvaken)

  1. drowsy, still half asleep

Declension

Inflection of yrvaken
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular yrvaken
neuter singular yrvaket
plural yrvakna
masculine plural2 yrvakne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 yrvakne
all yrvakna

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.

References