vinddriven

Swedish

Etymology

vind +‎ driven, since 1905 (adrift) and 1927 (powered)

Adjective

vinddriven (not comparable)

  1. (of a ship) weather-driven, adrift, driven by the wind without ability of steering
  2. (of a person) adrift, astray, lost (in life)
  3. wind-powered

Declension

Inflection of vinddriven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vinddriven — —
neuter singular vinddrivet — —
plural vinddrivna — —
masculine plural2 vinddrivne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vinddrivne — —
all vinddrivna — —

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

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