hög

See also: hog and høg

Icelandic

Adjective

hög

1. inflection of hagur:
   1. strong nominative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative neuter plural
   3. strong accusative neuter plural

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːɡ/

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• Rhymes: -øːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, variant of *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Adjective

hög (comparative högre, superlative högst)

1. high; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
2. of a quantity or value: high, great or large

   Jag betalar alldeles för hög ränta.

   My interest rate is way too high.

3. (physics, sound) high-pitched
4. loud; strong sound
5. (slang) under heavy influence of drugs or narcotics

   Hög som ett hus.

   High as a house.

Usage notes

Lång is used for the height of humans or other bipeds.

Declension

Inflection of hög

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hög	högre	högst
neuter singular	högt	högre	högst
plural	höga	högre	högst
masculine plural2	höga	högre	högst
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	höge	högre	högste
all	höga	högre	högsta

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

• högmässa

Related terms

• högt
• höja
• höjd

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.

Noun

hög c

1. a pile, a heap

Declension

Declension of hög

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hög	högs
	definite	högen	högens
plural	indefinite	högar	högars
	definite	högarna	högarnas

Related terms

• böghög
• hög-
• höga
• rishög
• samla på hög

References

• hög in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hög in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hög in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)