bredbent

Swedish

Etymology

bred (“wide, broad”) +‎ -bent (“legged”)

Adjective

bredbent (not comparable)

1. wide-legged (having the legs far apart)

   stå bredbent

   stand wide-legged

   ställa sig bredbent

   put one's feet apart / go stand somewhere with one's feet apart

Declension

Inflection of bredbent

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	bredbent	—	—
neuter singular	bredbent	—	—
plural	bredbenta	—	—
masculine plural2	bredbente	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	bredbente	—	—
all	bredbenta	—	—

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.

See also

• hjulbent (“bow-legged”)

References

• bredbent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bredbent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)