maläten

Swedish

Etymology

mal (“moth”) +‎ äten (“eaten”)

Adjective

maläten (not comparable)

  1. moth-eaten (also figuratively of something old in poor condition)
    en gammal maläten björnfäll
    an old moth-eaten bearskin rug

Declension

Inflection of maläten
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular maläten — —
Neuter singular malätet — —
Plural malätna — —
Masculine plural3 malätne — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 malätne — —
All malätna — —
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

References

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