fallfärdig

Swedish

Etymology

falla (“fall”) +‎ färdig (“ready”). Similar to Norwegian falleferdig.

Adjective

fallfärdig (comparative fallfärdigare, superlative fallfärdigast)

  1. dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown (to the point of risking collapse, possibly hyperbolically, usually of a house)
    en fallfärdig gammal kåk
    a dilapidated old house

Declension

Inflection of fallfärdig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fallfärdig — —
neuter singular fallfärdigt — —
plural fallfärdiga — —
masculine plural2 fallfärdige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fallfärdige — —
all fallfärdiga — —

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.

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