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Definition 2024
styv
styv
See also: styv-
Swedish
Adjective
styv (comparative styvare, superlative styvast)
- stiff; unbending, which does not easily fold
- visa sig på styva linan
- walk on a tightrope, show your skills
- visa sig på styva linan
- (dated) skilled at something, strong, impressive, mighty
Declension
| Inflection of styv | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | styv | styvare | styvast |
| Neuter singular | styvt | styvare | styvast |
| Plural | styva | styvare | styvast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | styve | styvare | styvaste |
| All | styva | styvare | styvaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
- stift
- styv-
- styva
- styvbent
- styvhala
- styvhet
- styv i korken
- styv lina
- styvna
- styvnackad
- styvnad
- styvning
- styvsinnad
- styvsint
- styvstärkt
- styvt
References
- styv in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- styv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.