monströsa

Monströsa is the plural form of the Swedish adjective monströs, meaning “monstrous.” In contemporary Swedish, monströs describes something that is extraordinary in size, form, or character, often with a negative or frightening connotation. The form monströsa is used before plural nouns.

Grammatical notes: Singular forms are gendered—monströs before common-gender nouns (en byggnad) and monströst before neuter nouns (ett hus). In plural indefinitive phrases, the adjective takes the ending -a: monströsa byggnader. In definite noun phrases, the noun carries the definite ending, while the adjective remains monströsa: de monströsa byggnaderna.

Examples:

- monströsa byggnader (monstrous buildings)

- en monströs byggnad (a monstrous building)

- ett monströst fönster (a monstrous window)

- de monströsa varelserna (the monstrous beings)

Etymology and related forms: monströs is borrowed from a Latin or Romance source through European linguistic pathways, and has English cognates such as monstrous. Swedish uses monströs as the base adjective, with monströsa as its plural form. Related forms include monströs in singular and the neuter monströst in singular for ett-words.

Usage: Monströsa appears in descriptive writing, criticism, and narrative contexts to emphasize scale, appearance, or moral impact. It is a standard, neutral descriptor in formal and literary Swedish, without implying a specific species or taxonomy.

See also: monströs, monstrous, Swedish grammar of adjectives.