halväten

Swedish

Etymology

halv- +‎ äten

Adjective

halväten (not comparable)

1. half-eaten

   han fick sikte på stekpannan med den sista halvätna köttbiten

   he caught sight of the frying pan with the last half-eaten piece of meat

   Pålsmässa betecknades av ett svärd, nu var halvfallen snö och halvätet hö, d. v. s. det var mitt i vintern.

   St. Paul's Mass (January 25th) was indicated by a sword (in the folklore almanac), now was half-fallen snow and half-eaten hay, i.e. it was mid winter.

Declension

Inflection of halväten

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	halväten	—	—
neuter singular	halvätet	—	—
plural	halvätna	—	—
masculine plural2	halvätne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	halvätne	—	—
all	halvätna	—	—

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.

References

• halväten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)