ofelbar

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German unfehlbar. By surface analysis, o- +‎ fela +‎ -bar.

Adjective

ofelbar (comparative mer ofelbar, superlative mest ofelbar)

  1. infallible, unerring
    • 1891, Viktor Rydberg, Vapensmeden‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 28 May 2025, page 90:
      Luther är den ofelbare tolken af den heliga skrift.
      Luther is the infallible interpreter of Sacred Scripture.
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 16 April 2025, §828:
      "[H]eligheten är den hemliga källan för och det ofelbara måttet på [kyrkans] apostoliska aktivitet och missionsiver".
      "Holiness is the hidden source and infallible measure of the Church's apostolic activity and missionary zeal."

Declension

Inflection of ofelbar
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ofelbar mer ofelbar mest ofelbar
neuter singular ofelbart mer ofelbart mest ofelbart
plural ofelbara mer ofelbara mest ofelbara
masculine plural2 ofelbare mer ofelbara mest ofelbara
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ofelbare mer ofelbare mest ofelbare
all ofelbara mer ofelbara mest ofelbara

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.

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