hög
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Adjective
hög
- inflection of hagur:
Pronunciation
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; tall; reaching a great distance from the ground or being found high above it
- of a quantity or value: high, great or large
- (physics, sound) high-pitched
- loud; strong sound
- (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
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
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish hø̄gher, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic *haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-.
Noun
hög c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hög | högs |
| definite | högen | högens | |
| plural | indefinite | högar | högars |
| definite | högarna | högarnas |
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References
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