vansinnig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vansinnogher, from Middle Low German wansinnich, equivalent to van- +‎ -sinnig. Cognate with German wahnsinnig, Dutch waanzinnig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

vansinnig (comparative vansinnigare, superlative vansinnigast)

1. mad, insane

Declension

Inflection of vansinnig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	vansinnig	vansinnigare	vansinnigast
neuter singular	vansinnigt	vansinnigare	vansinnigast
plural	vansinniga	vansinnigare	vansinnigast
masculine plural2	vansinnige	vansinnigare	vansinnigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	vansinnige	vansinnigare	vansinnigaste
all	vansinniga	vansinnigare	vansinnigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• vansinne (back-formation)
• vansinnighet

Further reading

• vansinnig in Svensk ordbok.
• vansinnig in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).