undersam

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By surface analysis, under (wonder) +‎ -sam. Compare English wondersome, German wundersam.

Adjective[edit]

undersam (comparative undersammare, superlative undersammast)

  1. (archaic) astounded, amazed
    Synonyms: förundrad, häpen
  2. (archaic) wondering, thoughtful, pensive
    Synonym: fundersam
  3. wondrous

Declension[edit]

Inflection of undersam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular undersam undersammare undersammast
Neuter singular undersamt undersammare undersammast
Plural undersamma undersammare undersammast
Masculine plural3 undersamme undersammare undersammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 undersamme undersammare undersammaste
All undersamma undersammare undersammaste
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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