bakvänd
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bak (“back”) + vänd (“turned”)
Adjective[edit]
bakvänd (not comparable)
- backwards (oriented in the direction opposite to the intended one)
- en man i bakvänd keps
- a man in a backwards cap
- (figuratively) preposterous (wrong, crazy)
- ett bakvänt resonemang
- a preposterous line of argument
Declension[edit]
Inflection of bakvänd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bakvänd | — | — |
Neuter singular | bakvänt | — | — |
Plural | bakvända | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | bakvände | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bakvände | — | — |
All | bakvända | — | — |
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 |