Swedish adjective

smärtsam

sad, painful, distressing

Meaning

sad; painful; distressing

In Swedish: som gör ont

Forms

Forms of smärtsam
Basic form	smärtsam	with en-words
Neuter	smärtsamt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	smärtsamma	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	smärtsammare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	smärtsammast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does smärtsam mean in English?

smärtsam means “sad, painful”.

Similar words

plågsam

Origin

From smärta (“pain”) + -sam.

Nearby common words

smärtsam is number 6,258 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,254grill grill
6,255utstå endure
6,256term term
6,257soptunna a larger trash can or garbage can (for household waste)
6,259dropp drip, intravenous drip, IV
6,260pinka have a pee
6,261rökning smoking
6,262serum serum

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary