nogsam

Swedish

Etymology

From nog (“sufficient”) +‎ -sam (“-some”). Compare German genügsam.

Adjective

nogsam (comparative nogsammare, superlative nogsammast)

  1. well enough

Usage notes

Archaic other than as the adverb nogsamt.

Declension
Inflection of nogsam
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular nogsam nogsammare nogsammast
Neuter singular nogsamt nogsammare nogsammast
Plural nogsamma nogsammare nogsammast
Masculine plural3 nogsamme nogsammare nogsammast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 nogsamme nogsammare nogsammaste
All nogsamma nogsammare nogsammaste
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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