Swedish

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Etymology

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From o- +‎ undgänglig. Cognate of German unumgänglich.

Adjective

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oundgänglig (not comparable)

  1. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)
    Synonyms: oundviklig, ofrånkomlig
  2. indispensable
    Synonym: oumbärlig

Declension

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Inflection of oundgänglig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oundgänglig
Neuter singular oundgängligt
Plural oundgängliga
Masculine plural3 oundgänglige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 oundgänglige
All oundgängliga
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

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