outgrundlig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ utgrunda +‎ -lig. Cognate of German unergründlich. Compare grunna. Can be thought of as "un-out-ponderable," as in impossible to understand.

Adjective

outgrundlig (comparative outgrundligare, superlative outgrundligast)

1. inscrutable, unfathomable

Declension

Inflection of outgrundlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	outgrundlig	outgrundligare	outgrundligast
Neuter singular	outgrundligt	outgrundligare	outgrundligast
Plural	outgrundliga	outgrundligare	outgrundligast
Masculine plural3	outgrundlige	outgrundligare	outgrundligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	outgrundlige	outgrundligare	outgrundligaste
All	outgrundliga	outgrundligare	outgrundligaste
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

• outgrundlighet

References

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