otagbar

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ ta (“take, (in this sense) save”) +‎ -bar (“-able”), literally untakable or unsavable. The g comes from the original version of the verb which is taga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²uːtɑːɡˌbɑːr/

Adjective

otagbar (comparative mer otagbar, superlative mest otagbar)

  1. (sports, of a shot) which the goalkeeper is unable to save
    Målvakten hade inte en suck! Ett helt otagbart skott av Zlatan Ibrahimović.
    The goalkeeper didn't stand a chance! A completely /otagbar/ shot by Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Declension

Inflection of otagbar
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular otagbar mer otagbar mest otagbar
neuter singular otagbart mer otagbart mest otagbart
plural otagbara mer otagbara mest otagbara
masculine plural2 otagbare mer otagbara mest otagbara
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 otagbare mer otagbare mest otagbare
all otagbara mer otagbara mest otagbara

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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