sedesam

Swedish

Etymology

sed (“(implied good) custom”) +‎ -e- +‎ -sam (“-some”). Cognate of German sittsam.

Adjective

sedesam (comparative sedesammare, superlative sedesammast)

1. modest, demure, decent

Declension

Inflection of sedesam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sedesam	sedesammare	sedesammast
neuter singular	sedesamt	sedesammare	sedesammast
plural	sedesamma	sedesammare	sedesammast
masculine plural2	sedesamme	sedesammare	sedesammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	sedesamme	sedesammare	sedesammaste
all	sedesamma	sedesammare	sedesammaste

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

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