aktsam

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From akt (“attention”) +‎ -sam (“-some”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²aktsam/

Adjective

aktsam (neuter aktsamt, definite singular and plural aktsame, comparative meir aktsam, superlative mest aktsam)

1. careful, attentive

Derived terms

• aktsemd

References

• “aktsam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

akt (“attentiveness”) +‎ -sam

Adjective

aktsam (comparative aktsammare, superlative aktsammast)

1. careful, attentive

Declension

Inflection of aktsam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	aktsam	aktsammare	aktsammast
neuter singular	aktsamt	aktsammare	aktsammast
plural	aktsamma	aktsammare	aktsammast
masculine plural2	aktsamme	aktsammare	aktsammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	aktsamme	aktsammare	aktsammaste
all	aktsamma	aktsammare	aktsammaste

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.

Derived terms

• aktsamhet
• oaktsam

References

• aktsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• aktsam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• aktsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)