klenmodig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German kleinmütig. By surface analysis, klenmod +‎ -ig.

Adjective[edit]

klenmodig (comparative klenmodigare, superlative klenmodigast)

  1. faint-hearted, pusillanimous

Declension[edit]

Inflection of klenmodig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular klenmodig klenmodigare klenmodigast
Neuter singular klenmodigt klenmodigare klenmodigast
Plural klenmodiga klenmodigare klenmodigast
Masculine plural3 klenmodige klenmodigare klenmodigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 klenmodige klenmodigare klenmodigaste
All klenmodiga klenmodigare klenmodigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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