oegentlig
Swedish
Etymology
o- + egentlig. Compare German uneigentlich.
Adjective
oegentlig (comparative mer oegentlig, superlative mest oegentlig)
- improper (incorrect, irregular or abnormal)
- figurative (not in accordance with the literal sense of a word)
Declension
| Inflection of oegentlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | oegentlig | mer oegentlig | mest oegentlig |
| Neuter singular | oegentligt | mer oegentligt | mest oegentligt |
| Plural | oegentliga | mer oegentliga | mest oegentliga |
| Masculine plural3 | oegentlige | mer oegentliga | mest oegentliga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | oegentlige | mer oegentlige | mest oegentlige |
| All | oegentliga | mer oegentliga | mest oegentliga |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
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