anspråksfull
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]anspråk (“claim”) + -s- + -full (“-ful”)
Adjective
[edit]anspråksfull (comparative anspråksfullare, superlative anspråksfullast)
- that (explicitly or implicitly) makes high claims (to something, often greatness or the like)
- Antonym: anspråkslös
- en anspråksfull man
- (if clear from context) a pretentious man (a man that lays claim to being great, etc.)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of anspråksfull | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | anspråksfull | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullast |
Neuter singular | anspråksfullt | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullast |
Plural | anspråksfulla | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullast |
Masculine plural3 | anspråksfulle | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | anspråksfulle | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullaste |
All | anspråksfulla | anspråksfullare | anspråksfullaste |
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 |
See also
[edit]- pretentiös (“pretentious”)