-enlig

See also: enlig

Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete adjective enlig (“identical; uniform”), from Old Swedish enliker. Compare enligt (“according to”). Cognate with Danish enlig.

Suffix

-enlig

1. in accordance with

   ‎plan (“plan”) + ‎-enlig → ‎planenlig (“according to plan”)

   ‎skala (“scale”) + ‎-enlig → ‎skalenlig (“to scale”)

   ‎tradition (“tradition”) + ‎-enlig → ‎traditionsenlig (“in accordance with tradition”)

   ‎ändamål (“purpose”) + ‎-enlig → ‎ändamålsenlig (“well suited to the purpose”)

Declension

Inflection of -enlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	-enlig	—	—
Neuter singular	-enligt	—	—
Plural	-enliga	—	—
Masculine plural3	-enlige	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	-enlige	—	—
All	-enliga	—	—
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

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -enlig

References

• -enlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• enlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)