nödd

See also: nodd and nődd

Swedish

Etymology

From nöd.

Adjective

nödd (not comparable)

  1. (somewhat dated) forced (due to circumstances), having to
    Synonym: tvungen
    Vi ville inte ta till vapen, men var nödda att försvara oss
    We didn't want to take up arms, but had to defend ourselves
    vara nödd och tvungen
    be forced and compelled (idiomatic)

Declension

Inflection of nödd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular nödd — —
neuter singular nött — —
plural nödda — —
masculine plural2 nödde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 nödde — —
all nödda — —

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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