nogsam

Swedish

Etymology

From nog (“sufficient”) +‎ -sam (“-some”). Compare German genügsam.

Adjective

nogsam (comparative nogsammare, superlative nogsammast)

1. well enough

Usage notes

Archaic other than as the adverb nogsamt.

Declension

Inflection of nogsam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	nogsam	nogsammare	nogsammast
neuter singular	nogsamt	nogsammare	nogsammast
plural	nogsamma	nogsammare	nogsammast
masculine plural2	nogsamme	nogsammare	nogsammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	nogsamme	nogsammare	nogsammaste
all	nogsamma	nogsammare	nogsammaste

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.

Derived terms

• nogsamhet c

References

• nogsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• nog in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• mangos