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oerhörd

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From German unerhört, negation of erhört, past participle of erhören (grant). Equivalent to o- +‎ er- +‎ hörd.

Adjective

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oerhörd

  1. unheard-of

Usage notes

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  • During the 20th century, the original meaning "something never heard before" has gradually been lost, and the word is now used as a generic emphasis (huge, gross, fantastic, horrible)

Declension

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Inflection of oerhörd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oerhörd
neuter singular oerhört
plural oerhörda
masculine plural2 oerhörde
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oerhörde
all oerhörda

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.

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