tacknämlig
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish thaknämlika. Equivalent to tack + -näm + -lig.
Adjective
tacknämlig (comparative tacknämligare, superlative tacknämligast)
- praiseworthy, acceptable, welcome, pleasant
- Så mycket tacknämligare är det då att ...
- It is all the more welcome to ...
- (obsolete) thankful, grateful
Declension
Inflection of tacknämlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | tacknämlig | tacknämligare | tacknämligast |
Neuter singular | tacknämligt | tacknämligare | tacknämligast |
Plural | tacknämliga | tacknämligare | tacknämligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | tacknämlige | tacknämligare | tacknämligaste |
All | tacknämliga | tacknämligare | tacknämligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
References
- tacknämlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- tacknämlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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