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dygdesam

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From dygd +‎ -e- +‎ -sam. Cognate of Dutch deugdzaam.

Adjective

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dygdesam (comparative dygdesammare, superlative dygdesammast)

  1. (archaic) virtuous
    Synonym: dygdig

Declension

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Inflection of dygdesam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dygdesam dygdesammare dygdesammast
neuter singular dygdesamt dygdesammare dygdesammast
plural dygdesamma dygdesammare dygdesammast
masculine plural2 dygdesamme dygdesammare dygdesammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dygdesamme dygdesammare dygdesammaste
all dygdesamma dygdesammare dygdesammaste

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.

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