kännbar

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Swedish

Etymology

känna +‎ -bar. Compare Danish kendbar, Norwegian kjennbar.

Adjective

kännbar (comparative kännbarare, superlative kännbarast)

  1. noticeable, perceptible
  2. (figuratively) palpable, stressful, painful
    ett kännbart straffa palpable punishment

Declension

Inflection of kännbar
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kännbar kännbarare kännbarast
neuter singular kännbart kännbarare kännbarast
plural kännbara kännbarare kännbarast
masculine plural2 kännbare kännbarare kännbarast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kännbare kännbarare kännbaraste
all kännbara kännbarare kännbaraste

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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