häpen
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See also: hapen
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic. Possibly cognate with Icelandic heppinn.
Adjective
[edit]häpen (comparative häpnare, superlative häpnast)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of häpen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | häpen | häpnare | häpnast |
| Neuter singular | häpet | häpnare | häpnast |
| Plural | häpna | häpnare | häpnast |
| Masculine plural3 | häpne | häpnare | häpnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | häpne | häpnare | häpnaste |
| All | häpna | häpnare | häpnaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- häpen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- häpen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- häpen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- häpen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)