underdånig

See also: underdanig

Swedish

Adjective

underdånig (comparative underdånigare, superlative underdånigast)

1. (very) submissive or reverential, like someone showing clear awareness of being in a subordinate position (and possibly servile as a result)

Declension

Inflection of underdånig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	underdånig	underdånigare	underdånigast
neuter singular	underdånigt	underdånigare	underdånigast
plural	underdåniga	underdånigare	underdånigast
masculine plural2	underdånige	underdånigare	underdånigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	underdånige	underdånigare	underdånigaste
all	underdåniga	underdånigare	underdånigaste

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.

References

• “underdånig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “underdånig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “underdånig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)