hotfull

Swedish

Etymology

hot (“threat”) +‎ -full (“-full”)

Adjective

hotfull (comparative hotfullare, superlative hotfullast)

1. threatening

   Mannen uppträdde hotfullt

   The man behaved in a threatening manner

2. menacing

   en hotfull blick

   a menacing look

3. ominous

Usage notes

• Comparative and superlative are also commonly constructed by mer and mest, respectively

Inflection

Inflection of hotfull

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hotfull	hotfullare	hotfullast
neuter singular	hotfullt	hotfullare	hotfullast
plural	hotfulla	hotfullare	hotfullast
masculine plural2	hotfulle	hotfullare	hotfullast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hotfulle	hotfullare	hotfullaste
all	hotfulla	hotfullare	hotfullaste

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

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