Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish besynnerliker, superficially equivalent to be- +‎ synnerlig. Cognate of Danish besynderlig, Dutch bijzonderlijk, German besonderlich. See also Dutch bijzonder, German besonders.

Adjective edit

besynnerlig (comparative besynnerligare, superlative besynnerligast)

  1. strange, odd, peculiar

Declension edit

Inflection of besynnerlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular besynnerlig besynnerligare besynnerligast
Neuter singular besynnerligt besynnerligare besynnerligast
Plural besynnerliga besynnerligare besynnerligast
Masculine plural3 besynnerlige besynnerligare besynnerligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 besynnerlige besynnerligare besynnerligaste
All besynnerliga besynnerligare besynnerligaste
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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