stekhet

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stekheter, equivalent to steka +‎ het. Attested since about 1500. Compare Danish steghed.

Adjective

stekhet (comparative stekhetare, superlative stekhetast)

  1. piping hot, scalding hot, scorching
    Det var stekhett ute
    It was scorching outside
  2. (informal) in vogue

Declension

Inflection of stekhet
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular stekhet stekhetare stekhetast
neuter singular stekhett stekhetare stekhetast
plural stekheta stekhetare stekhetast
masculine plural2 stekhete stekhetare stekhetast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 stekhete stekhetare stekhetaste
all stekheta stekhetare stekhetaste

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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