"slem" meaning in Swedish

See slem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛmː Etymology: From Old Swedish slember, from Middle Low German slim, from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz. Related to German schlimm (“bad”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|slember}} Old Swedish slember, {{der|sv|gml|slim}} Middle Low German slim, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*slimbaz}} Proto-Germanic *slimbaz, {{cog|de|schlimm||bad}} German schlimm (“bad”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|slemmare|superlative|slemmast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} slem (comparative slemmare, superlative slemmast), {{sv-adj|alt=m}} slem (comparative slemmare, superlative slemmast) Forms: slemmare [comparative], slemmast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], slem [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], slemmare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], slemmast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], slemt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], slemmare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], slemmast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], slemma [indefinite, plural, positive], slemmare [comparative, indefinite, plural], slemmast [indefinite, plural, superlative], slemme [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], slemmare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], slemmast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], slemme [definite, masculine, positive, singular], slemmare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], slemmaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], slemma [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], slemmare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], slemmaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. (dated) lousy, bad, unpleasant Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-slem-sv-adj-mQ7~H1lJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Rhymes: -ɛmː Etymology: From Old Swedish slēmber, from Old Norse slím (“slime”), from Proto-Germanic *slīmą. Cognate of English slime. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|slēmber}} Old Swedish slēmber, {{inh|sv|non|slím||slime}} Old Norse slím (“slime”), {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*slīmą}} Proto-Germanic *slīmą, {{cog|en|slime}} English slime Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=n|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} slem n, {{sv-noun|n}} slem n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero|stem=slemm}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], slem [indefinite, nominative, singular], slems [genitive, indefinite, singular], slemmet [definite, nominative, singular], slemmets [definite, genitive, singular], slem [indefinite, nominative, plural], slems [genitive, indefinite, plural], slemmen [definite, nominative, plural], slemmens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. slime Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-slem-sv-noun-ZxFqi1Qm Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 8 43 50
  2. slime
    mucus
    Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-slem-sv-noun-3uFfJIpp Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 8 43 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slemhelge Related terms: slemmig
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "form": "slemma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmare",
      "source": "declension",
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        "archaic",
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "slemmaste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "slemmare",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "slemmast",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "slem (comparative slemmare, superlative slemmast)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "alt": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "slem (comparative slemmare, superlative slemmast)",
      "name": "sv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lousy, bad, unpleasant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lousy",
          "lousy"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "unpleasant",
          "unpleasant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) lousy, bad, unpleasant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛmː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slem"
}

Download raw JSONL data for slem meaning in Swedish (6.6kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "slem"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "slem",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
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  ],
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}

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