bortersta

bortersta

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, “awayest”. A superlative form of bort (“away”).

Adjective

bortersta (not comparable)

  1. farthest, far (located farthest away)
    Coordinate term: hitersta
    Vi gick till den bortersta av de tre stolparna.
    We went over to the farthest of the three poles.
    Hans fru satt vid det bortersta bordet alldeles ensam.
    His wife was sitting at the far table all by herself.

References

  • “bortersta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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