bräcklig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brækeliker, from Middle Low German brekelik, from breken (“to break”). Equivalent to bräcka +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish brækkelig. Compare German brechlich, gebrechlich.

Adjective

bräcklig (comparative bräckligare, superlative bräckligast)

1. (easily) breakable, frail

   Synonyms: skröplig, skör

Declension

Inflection of bräcklig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	bräcklig	bräckligare	bräckligast
Neuter singular	bräckligt	bräckligare	bräckligast
Plural	bräckliga	bräckligare	bräckligast
Masculine plural3	bräcklige	bräckligare	bräckligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	bräcklige	bräckligare	bräckligaste
All	bräckliga	bräckligare	bräckligaste
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

• bräcklighet

Related terms

• bräck
• bräcka

References

• bräcklig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bräcklig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bräcklig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bräcklig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• bräkeliker in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L