fyrbent

Swedish

Etymology

From fyra (“four”) +‎ ben (“leg”).

Adjective

fyrbent

1. quadrupedal (walking on four feet), fourlegged, having four legs (of furniture)

   Synonym: fyrfota

Declension

Inflection of fyrbent

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	fyrbent	—	—
neuter singular	fyrbent	—	—
plural	fyrbenta	—	—
masculine plural2	fyrbente	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	fyrbente	—	—
all	fyrbenta	—	—

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.

References

• fyrbent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fyrbent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fyrbent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)