-för

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish för (“travellable”). Related to fara.

Suffix

-för

-able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word
‎arbete (“work”) + ‎-för → ‎arbetsför (“capable of working”)

‎hård (“hard”) + ‎-för → ‎hårdför (“harsh”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -för

Further reading

-för in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
för in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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