-enlig

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Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete adjective enlig (identical; uniform), from Old Swedish enliker. Compare enligt (according to). Cognate with Danish enlig.

Suffix

-enlig

  1. in accordance with
    plan (plan) + ‎-enlig → ‎planenlig (according to plan)
    skala (scale) + ‎-enlig → ‎skalenlig (to scale)
    tradition (tradition) + ‎-enlig → ‎traditionsenlig (in accordance with tradition)
    ändamål (purpose) + ‎-enlig → ‎ändamålsenlig (well suited to the purpose)

Declension

Inflection of -enlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular -enlig
neuter singular -enligt
plural -enliga
masculine plural2 -enlige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 -enlige
all -enliga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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