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splitterny
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Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German splitterneu, equivalent to splitter + ny. Originally in the sense "new as a newly formed splinter".
Adjective
splitterny (not comparable)
Declension
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
- splitterny in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- splitterny in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- splitterny in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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