misstänksam

Swedish

Etymology

From misstänka (“to suspect”) +‎ -sam (“-some”, adjective-forming suffix). Compare Norwegian Bokmål mistenksom, Danish mistænksom.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

misstänksam (comparative misstänksammare, superlative misstänksammast)

suspicious (harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful)

Declension

Inflection of **misstänksam**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	misstänksam	misstänksammare	misstänksammast
neuter singular	misstänksamt	misstänksammare	misstänksammast
plural	misstänksamma	misstänksammare	misstänksammast
masculine plural²	misstänksamme	misstänksammare	misstänksammast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	misstänksamme	misstänksammare	misstänksammaste
all	misstänksamma	misstänksammare	misstänksammaste

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.

Derived terms

misstänksamhet

References