snöd

See also: snod

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snøþer, from Old Norse snauðr, from Proto-Germanic *snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew-. Cognate of German schnöde, Dutch snood, Old English besnyþþan, Latin novacula. Doublet of snygg and snaggad.

Adjective

snöd (comparative snödare, superlative snödast)

sordid
för snöd vinnings skull ― for the sake of sordid profit

Usage notes

The neuter form snött, though considered correct, is extremely rarely used. Compare rädd.

Declension

Inflection of **snöd**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	snöd	snödare	snödast
neuter singular	snöd, snött	snödare	snödast
plural	snöda	snödare	snödast
masculine plural²	snöde	snödare	snödast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	snöde	snödare	snödaste
all	snöda	snödare	snödaste

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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