våghalsig

Swedish

Etymology

From våga (“dare”) +‎ hals (“neck”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Cognate of German waghalsig from which it is possibly derived.

Adjective

våghalsig (comparative våghalsigare, superlative våghalsigast)

very daring, possibly foolhardy, audacious

Declension

Inflection of **våghalsig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	våghalsig	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
neuter singular	våghalsigt	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
plural	våghalsiga	våghalsigare	våghalsigast
masculine plural²	våghalsige	våghalsigare	våghalsigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	våghalsige	våghalsigare	våghalsigaste
all	våghalsiga	våghalsigare	våghalsigaste

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.

Related terms

våghals (“daredevil”)

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