ömtålig

Swedish

Etymology

From öm (“sore”) +‎ tålig (“durable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ˈœmˌtoːlɪɡ/, [²ˈœmːˌt̪oə̯l̪ɪɡ]
  • Hyphenation: öm‧tål‧ig

Adjective

ömtålig (comparative ömtåligare, superlative ömtåligast)

  1. fragile (easily broken or destroyed)

Declension

Inflection of ömtålig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ömtålig ömtåligare ömtåligast
neuter singular ömtåligt ömtåligare ömtåligast
plural ömtåliga ömtåligare ömtåligast
masculine plural2 ömtålige ömtåligare ömtåligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ömtålige ömtåligare ömtåligaste
all ömtåliga ömtåligare ömtåligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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