yrvaken

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. By surface analysis, yr +‎ vaken. Arguably the first part of the compound is more closely related to ur (“out of”). Compare Norwegian ørvaken (“sleep deprived”), Middle High German urweche (“sleepless”).

Adjective

yrvaken (comparative mer yrvaken, superlative mest yrvaken)

drowsy, still half asleep

Declension

Inflection of **yrvaken**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	yrvaken	—	—
neuter singular	yrvaket	—	—
plural	yrvakna	—	—
masculine plural²	yrvakne	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	yrvakne	—	—
all	yrvakna	—	—

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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