ansad

Swedish

Participle

ansad

  1. past participle of ansa

Adjective

ansad

  1. trimmed, pruned

Declension

Inflection of ansad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ansad — —
neuter singular ansat — —
plural ansade — —
masculine plural2 ansade — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ansade — —
all ansade — —

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.

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

an- (“an-”) +‎ sad (“firm”).

Adjective

ansad (feminine singular ansad, plural ansad, equative mor ansad, comparative mwy ansad, superlative mwyaf ansad)

  1. unsteady, rickety, fickle
    Synonyms: ansefydlog, simsan, oriog, gwantan

Derived terms

  • ansadio (“to destabilise”)
  • ansadrwydd (“instability”)

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ansad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ansad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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