Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German bedenklich. Cognate of Danish betænkelig, German bedenklich, Dutch bedenkelijk.

Adjective

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betänklig (comparative betänkligare, superlative betänkligast)

  1. disconcerting

Declension

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Inflection of betänklig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular betänklig betänkligare betänkligast
Neuter singular betänkligt betänkligare betänkligast
Plural betänkliga betänkligare betänkligast
Masculine plural3 betänklige betänkligare betänkligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 betänklige betänkligare betänkligaste
All betänkliga betänkligare betänkligaste
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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