stekhet

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stekheter, equivalent to steka +‎ het. Attested since about 1500. Compare Danish steghed.

Adjective

stekhet (comparative stekhetare, superlative stekhetast)

1. piping hot, scalding hot, scorching

   Det var stekhett ute

   It was scorching outside

2. (informal) in vogue

Declension

Inflection of stekhet

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	stekhet	stekhetare	stekhetast
neuter singular	stekhett	stekhetare	stekhetast
plural	stekheta	stekhetare	stekhetast
masculine plural2	stekhete	stekhetare	stekhetast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	stekhete	stekhetare	stekhetaste
all	stekheta	stekhetare	stekhetaste

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.

See also

• brännhet (“burning hot”)
• kokhet
• skållhet

References

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