tveeggad

Swedish

Etymology

From tve- (“two-”) +‎ egg (“cutting edge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tveːˌɛɡad/

Adjective

tveeggad (comparative mer tveeggad, superlative mest tveeggad)

  1. double-edged, two-edged (of a blade)
  2. (figuratively) both positive and negative

Declension

Inflection of tveeggad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tveeggad — —
neuter singular tveeggat — —
plural tveeggade — —
masculine plural2 tveeggade — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tveeggade — —
all tveeggade — —

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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