styvsint

Swedish

Etymology

From styv +‎ -sint.

Adjective

styvsint (comparative mer styvsint, superlative mest styvsint)

1. obstinate, headstrong

   Synonym: styvnackad

Declension

Inflection of styvsint

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	styvsint	mer styvsint	mest styvsint
neuter singular	styvsint	mer styvsint	mest styvsint
plural	styvsinta	mer styvsinta	mest styvsinta
masculine plural2	styvsinte	mer styvsinta	mest styvsinta
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	styvsinte	mer styvsinte	mest styvsinte
all	styvsinta	mer styvsinta	mest styvsinta

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

• styvsinthet

Further reading

• styvsint in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker