evinnerlig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ævinnerliker, ævinneliker, from Old Norse ǽfinligr. Cognate of Danish evindelig, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (aiweins). Doublet of evig.
Adjective edit
evinnerlig (not comparable)
- never-ending (of something that goes on for too long (in a hyperbolic sense)), incessant
- evinnerligt tjat
- endless nagging
Declension edit
| Inflection of evinnerlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | evinnerlig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | evinnerligt | — | — |
| Plural | evinnerliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | evinnerlige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | evinnerlige | — | — |
| All | evinnerliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||
References edit
- evinnerlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- evinnerlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- evinnerlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- evinnerlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)