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höjdrädd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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höjd (height) +‎ rädd (afraid)

Adjective

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höjdrädd (not comparable)

  1. afraid of heights
    Jag är höjdrädd
    I am afraid of heights

Usage notes

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The neuter form höjdrätt might be avoided for the same reason as rätt (see the usage notes for rädd). "Ett höjdrätt barn" (a child who is afraid of heights) could be rewritten as "ett barn med höjdskräck" (a child with a fear of heights).

Declension

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Inflection of höjdrädd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular höjdrädd
neuter singular höjdrätt
plural höjdrädda
masculine plural2 höjdrädde
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 höjdrädde
all höjdrädda

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.

See also

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