ömtålig

Swedish

Etymology

From öm (“sore”) +‎ tålig (“durable”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ömtålig (comparative ömtåligare, superlative ömtåligast)

1. fragile (easily broken or destroyed)

Declension

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

References

• ömtålig in Svensk ordbok (SO)