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uppburen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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upp +‎ buren (carried). Attested since 1655 in the literal sense, and since 1833 in the figurative sense.

Adjective

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uppburen (not (comparable))

  1. (literal) lifted, held up
  2. (figurative) lauded, celebrated, appreciated

Declension

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Inflection of uppburen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular uppburen
neuter singular uppburet
plural uppburna
masculine plural2 uppburne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 uppburne
all uppburna

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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