stelbent

Swedish

Etymology

stel (“stiff”) +‎ -bent (“legged”)

Adjective

stelbent (comparative stelbentare, superlative stelbentast)

  1. (marked by) having stiff legs
  2. (figuratively) rigid, overly formal

Declension

Inflection of stelbent
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular stelbent stelbentare stelbentast
neuter singular stelbent stelbentare stelbentast
plural stelbenta stelbentare stelbentast
masculine plural2 stelbente stelbentare stelbentast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 stelbente stelbentare stelbentaste
all stelbenta stelbentare stelbentaste

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

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