pinsam

Latin

Participle

pīnsam

  1. accusative feminine singular of pīnsus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

pinsam (neuter pinsamt, definite singular and plural pinsame)

  1. alternative form of pinesam

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish pinsamber, equivalent to pina (“torment”) +‎ -sam (“-some”). Compare Danish pinsom and Norwegian pinsom.

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Adjective

pinsam (comparative pinsammare, superlative pinsammast)

  1. embarrassing, awkward

Inflection
Inflection of pinsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular pinsam pinsammare pinsammast
Neuter singular pinsamt pinsammare pinsammast
Plural pinsamma pinsammare pinsammast
Masculine plural3 pinsamme pinsammare pinsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 pinsamme pinsammare pinsammaste
All pinsamma pinsammare pinsammaste
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

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