sedesam

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Swedish

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Etymology

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sed ((implied good) custom) +‎ -e- +‎ -sam (-some). Cognate of German sittsam.

Adjective

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sedesam (comparative sedesammare, superlative sedesammast)

  1. modest, demure, decent

Declension

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Inflection of sedesam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular sedesam sedesammare sedesammast
Neuter singular sedesamt sedesammare sedesammast
Plural sedesamma sedesammare sedesammast
Masculine plural3 sedesamme sedesammare sedesammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 sedesamme sedesammare sedesammaste
All sedesamma sedesammare sedesammaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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