lönsam

See also: lønsam

Swedish

Etymology

löna +‎ -sam. Attested since 1930. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål lønnsom, Norwegian Nynorsk lønsam.

Adjective

lönsam (comparative lönsammare, superlative lönsammast)

1. profitable

   Synonyms: lukrativ, lönande

   Antonym: olönsam

Declension

Inflection of lönsam
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lönsam	lönsammare	lönsammast
Neuter singular	lönsamt	lönsammare	lönsammast
Plural	lönsamma	lönsammare	lönsammast
Masculine plural3	lönsamme	lönsammare	lönsammast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lönsamme	lönsammare	lönsammaste
All	lönsamma	lönsammare	lönsammaste
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

• lönsamhet

Related terms

• lön
• löning

References

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