darrhänt
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]darr (“tremble”) + -hänt (“handed”)
Adjective
[edit]darrhänt (comparative mer darrhänt, superlative mest darrhänt)
- (often) having shaky hands
- Du ritar rakare linjer än jag. Jag är så darrhänt.
- You draw straighter lines than I do. My hands are so shaky.
Usage notes
[edit]Of pathological hand tremors as well as milder (and possibly temporary) tremors.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of darrhänt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | darrhänt | mer darrhänt | mest darrhänt |
Neuter singular | darrhänt | mer darrhänt | mest darrhänt |
Plural | darrhänta | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
Masculine plural3 | darrhänte | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | darrhänte | mer darrhänte | mest darrhänte |
All | darrhänta | mer darrhänta | mest darrhänta |
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 |