önskvärd

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Swedish

Etymology

From önska (“to wish”) +‎ -värd.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

önskvärd (comparative önskvärdare, superlative önskvärdast)

  1. desirable

Declension

Inflection of önskvärd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular önskvärd önskvärdare önskvärdast
Neuter singular önskvärt önskvärdare önskvärdast
Plural önskvärda önskvärdare önskvärdast
Masculine plural3 önskvärde önskvärdare önskvärdast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 önskvärde önskvärdare önskvärdaste
All önskvärda önskvärdare önskvärdaste
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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