"hemsk" meaning in All languages combined

See hemsk on Wiktionary

Adjective [Swedish]

Audio: Sv-hemsk.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), derived from hem (“home”). The original meaning was "who has only stayed at home" or "who has not been out in the world", thus "stupid" or "easily terrified". Cognate of Icelandic heimskur. Compare English homely. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|hemsker||foolish|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), {{inh+|sv|gmq-osw|hemsker||foolish}} Inherited from Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), {{cog|is|heimskur}} Icelandic heimskur, {{cog|en|homely}} English homely Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|hemskare|superlative|hemskast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} hemsk (comparative hemskare, superlative hemskast), {{sv-adj}} hemsk (comparative hemskare, superlative hemskast) Forms: hemskare [comparative], hemskast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], hemsk [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], hemskare [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], hemskast [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], hemskt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], hemskare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], hemskast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], hemska [indefinite, plural, positive], hemskare [comparative, indefinite, plural], hemskast [indefinite, plural, superlative], hemske [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], hemskare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], hemskast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], hemske [definite, masculine, positive, singular], hemskare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], hemskaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], hemska [definite, positive], hemskare [comparative, definite], hemskaste [definite, superlative]
  1. ghastly, frightful, terrible Synonyms: fasansfull, fruktansvärd, förfärlig, förskräcklig, otäck Related terms: hemskhet
    Sense id: en-hemsk-sv-adj-rSRIleFC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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