fåfäng
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish fafænger, equivalent to past participle of få (“few”) + få (“receive”), thus originally "[which] received little". Compare etymology of eldfängd and befängd. Attested since the mid-14th century in the sense "futile".
Adjective[edit]
fåfäng (comparative fåfängare, superlative fåfängast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of fåfäng | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fåfäng | fåfängare | fåfängast |
Neuter singular | fåfängt | fåfängare | fåfängast |
Plural | fåfänga | fåfängare | fåfängast |
Masculine plural3 | fåfänge | fåfängare | fåfängast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fåfänge | fåfängare | fåfängaste |
All | fåfänga | fåfängare | fåfängaste |
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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References[edit]
- fåfäng in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fåfäng in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fåfäng in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- fåfäng in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)