styvnackad

Swedish

Etymology

styv (“stiff”) +‎ nacke (“nape (back of the neck)”) +‎ -ad (“-ed”), Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33), see also hårdnackad. Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk stivnakka and English stiff-necked

Adjective

styvnackad (not comparable)

1. proud and stubborn, stiff-necked

Declension

Inflection of styvnackad

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	styvnackad	—	—
neuter singular	styvnackat	—	—
plural	styvnackade	—	—
masculine plural2	styvnackade	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	styvnackade	—	—
all	styvnackade	—	—

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

• hårdnackad

References

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