-enlig

See also: enlig

Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete adjective enlig (“identical; uniform”), from Old Swedish enliker. Compare enligt (“according to”). Cognate with Danish enlig.

Suffix

-enlig

  1. in accordance with
    ‎plan (“plan”) + ‎-enlig → ‎planenlig (“according to plan”)
    ‎skala (“scale”) + ‎-enlig → ‎skalenlig (“to scale”)
    ‎tradition (“tradition”) + ‎-enlig → ‎traditionsenlig (“in accordance with tradition”)
    ‎ändamål (“purpose”) + ‎-enlig → ‎ändamålsenlig (“well suited to the purpose”)

Declension

Inflection of -enlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular -enlig — —
neuter singular -enligt — —
plural -enliga — —
masculine plural2 -enlige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 -enlige — —
all -enliga — —

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.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -enlig
avtalsenlig
författningsenlig
förnuftsenlig
grundlagsenlig
kontraktsenlig
planenlig
sanningsenlig
skalenlig
tidsenlig
traditionsenlig
ändamålsenlig

References

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