blygsam

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From blyg +‎ -sam.

Adjective

blygsam (neuter blygsamt, definite singular and plural blygsame)

  1. modest, lowly, humble
  • blygsemd

References

Swedish

Etymology

blyg +‎ -sam

Pronunciation
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Adjective

blygsam (comparative blygsammare, superlative blygsammast)

  1. lowly, humble, modest

Declension
Inflection of blygsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular blygsam blygsammare blygsammast
Neuter singular blygsamt blygsammare blygsammast
Plural blygsamma blygsammare blygsammast
Masculine plural3 blygsamme blygsammare blygsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 blygsamme blygsammare blygsammaste
All blygsamma blygsammare blygsammaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms
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