egensinnig

Swedish

Etymology

egen +‎ -sinnig. Attested since 1595. Compare German eigensinnig, Dutch eigenzinnig.

Adjective

egensinnig (comparative egensinnigare, superlative egensinnigast)

1. stubborn, intransigent, self-willed, defiant

Declension

Inflection of egensinnig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	egensinnig	egensinnigare	egensinnigast
Neuter singular	egensinnigt	egensinnigare	egensinnigast
Plural	egensinniga	egensinnigare	egensinnigast
Masculine plural3	egensinnige	egensinnigare	egensinnigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	egensinnige	egensinnigare	egensinnigaste
All	egensinniga	egensinnigare	egensinnigaste
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

• egensinne
• egensinnighet

References

• egensinnig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• egensinnig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• egensinnig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)