plågsam

Swedish

Etymology

plåga +‎ -sam. Attested since 1712. Compare Danish plagsom. See also English plaguesome.

Adjective

plågsam (comparative plågsammare, superlative plågsammast)

  1. painful, distressful, excruciating

Declension
Inflection of plågsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular plågsam plågsammare plågsammast
Neuter singular plågsamt plågsammare plågsammast
Plural plågsamma plågsammare plågsammast
Masculine plural3 plågsamme plågsammare plågsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 plågsamme plågsammare plågsammaste
All plågsamma plågsammare plågsammaste
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
  • plågsamhet

References
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