flyhänt
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from flyta (“flow”) + -hänt (“-handed”).
Adjective
[edit]flyhänt (comparative flyhäntare, superlative flyhäntast)
- quick (and deft, with the hands, or more generally); nimble, dexterous, fast-handed
- (of writing and the like) elegant, flowing
- (of writing and the like, sometimes) light-hearted, shallow
Declension
[edit]Inflection of flyhänt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | flyhänt | flyhäntare | flyhäntast |
Neuter singular | flyhänt | flyhäntare | flyhäntast |
Plural | flyhänta | flyhäntare | flyhäntast |
Masculine plural3 | flyhänte | flyhäntare | flyhäntast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | flyhänte | flyhäntare | flyhäntaste |
All | flyhänta | flyhäntare | flyhäntaste |
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 |