gåtfull

Swedish

Etymology

gåta +‎ -full. Attested since 1747. Compare Norwegian gåtefull.

Adjective

gåtfull (comparative gåtfullare, superlative gåtfullast)

1. enigmatic, inscrutable, secretive, mysterious

Declension

Inflection of gåtfull
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	gåtfull	gåtfullare	gåtfullast
Neuter singular	gåtfullt	gåtfullare	gåtfullast
Plural	gåtfulla	gåtfullare	gåtfullast
Masculine plural3	gåtfulle	gåtfullare	gåtfullast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	gåtfulle	gåtfullare	gåtfullaste
All	gåtfulla	gåtfullare	gåtfullaste
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

• gåtfullhet

References

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