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förnäm

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See also: förnam

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vorneme or from German vornehm. Cognate of Danish fornem. Originally with the sense "which can or should be taken before others".

Adjective

förnäm

  1. noble
    en förnäm släkt
    a noble family
  2. posh
    ett förnämt och högdraget sätt
    a posh and haughty manner
  3. grand, distinguished, exquisite, of excellent quality
    en förnäm tillställning
    a distinguished event

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

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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