andtruten

Swedish

Etymology

ande + truten, referring to andning (breathing) and tryta (to run out)

Adjective

andtruten

  1. breathless, out of breath
    Svettiga och andtrutna, stannade de gående omsider för att pusta ut.
    Sweaty and breathless, the walking stopped after a while to catch breath.

Declension

Inflection of andtruten
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular andtruten
Neuter singular andtrutet
Plural andtrutna
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 andtrutne
All andtrutna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Synonyms

  • andfådd
  • flåsmätt
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