botfärdig

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bot (“penitence”) +‎ färdig (“ready”).

Adjective

botfärdig (comparative mer botfärdig, superlative mest botfärdig)

1. penitent, contrite

   Antonym: obotfärdig

Usage notes

Mostly in religious contexts.

Declension

Inflection of botfärdig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	botfärdig	mer botfärdig	mest botfärdig
Neuter singular	botfärdigt	mer botfärdigt	mest botfärdigt
Plural	botfärdiga	mer botfärdiga	mest botfärdiga
Masculine plural3	botfärdige	mer botfärdiga	mest botfärdiga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	botfärdige	mer botfärdige	mest botfärdige
All	botfärdiga	mer botfärdiga	mest botfärdiga
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

• botfärdighet

Further reading

• botfärdig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker