skyndsam

Swedish

Etymology

From skynda (“hurry”) +‎ -sam (“-some”).

Adjective

skyndsam (comparative skyndsammare, superlative skyndsammast)

1. hasty, prompt

   Synonyms: rask, brådskande, snabb

   Antonym: långsam

Declension

Inflection of skyndsam

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	skyndsam	skyndsammare	skyndsammast
neuter singular	skyndsamt	skyndsammare	skyndsammast
plural	skyndsamma	skyndsammare	skyndsammast
masculine plural2	skyndsamme	skyndsammare	skyndsammast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skyndsamme	skyndsammare	skyndsammaste
all	skyndsamma	skyndsammare	skyndsammaste

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

• skyndsamhet c

References

• skyndsam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skyndsam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)