hög
Icelandic
Adjective
hög
- the nominative feminine singular form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)
- the nominative plural neuter form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)
- the accusative plural neuter form of the strong inflection of the adjective hagur (“dexterous, handy”)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /høːɡ/
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.
Adjective
hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)
- high; which reaches a great distance from the ground or is located a great distance from the ground
- of a quantity or value: high, great or large
- Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta
- My interest rate is way too high
- high-pitched
- loud; strong sound
- (slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics
- Hög som ett hus.
- High as a house.
Declension
Inflection of hög | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hög | högre | högst |
Neuter singular | högt | högre | högst |
Plural | höga | högre | högst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | höge | högre | högste |
All | höga | högre | högsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.
Declension
Declension of hög | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hög | högen | högar | högarna |
Genitive | högs | högens | högars | högarnas |
Related terms
- höga
- samla på hög
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