Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From öm (sore) +‎ tålig (durable).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

ömtålig (comparative ömtåligare, superlative ömtåligast)

  1. fragile (easily broken or destroyed)

Declension edit

Inflection of ömtålig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ömtålig ömtåligare ömtåligast
Neuter singular ömtåligt ömtåligare ömtåligast
Plural ömtåliga ömtåligare ömtåligast
Masculine plural3 ömtålige ömtåligare ömtåligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ömtålige ömtåligare ömtåligaste
All ömtåliga ömtåligare ömtåligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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