oegentlig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ egentlig. Compare German uneigentlich.

Adjective

oegentlig (comparative mer oegentlig, superlative mest oegentlig)

1. improper (incorrect, irregular or abnormal)
2. figurative (not in accordance with the literal sense of a word)

Declension

Inflection of oegentlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	oegentlig	mer oegentlig	mest oegentlig
Neuter singular	oegentligt	mer oegentligt	mest oegentligt
Plural	oegentliga	mer oegentliga	mest oegentliga
Masculine plural3	oegentlige	mer oegentliga	mest oegentliga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	oegentlige	mer oegentlige	mest oegentlige
All	oegentliga	mer oegentliga	mest oegentliga
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

• oegentlighet

References

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