Swedish

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Etymology

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umbära +‎ -lig. Compare German entbehrlich, Dutch ontbeerlijk.

Adjective

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umbärlig (not comparable)

  1. dispensable, unnecessary

Declension

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Inflection of umbärlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular umbärlig
Neuter singular umbärligt
Plural umbärliga
Masculine plural3 umbärlige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 umbärlige
All umbärliga
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

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