lömsk

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish liomsker, lömsker. Compare Icelandic lúmskur, lymskur. More distantly related to Icelandic lauma.

Adjective

lömsk

  1. sneaky, devious ((marked by) secretly harboring ill intentions)
  2. insidious, treacherous (appearing (somewhat) harmless but having hidden bad effects, of a disease or poisonous mushroom or the like)

Declension

Inflection of lömsk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lömsk lömskare lömskast
neuter singular lömskt lömskare lömskast
plural lömska lömskare lömskast
masculine plural2 lömske lömskare lömskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lömske lömskare lömskaste
all lömska lömskare lömskaste

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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