osläcklig

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish osläkkeliker. By surface analysis, o- +‎ släcka +‎ -lig. Compare English unslakeable.

Adjective

osläcklig (comparative mer osläcklig, superlative mest osläcklig)

  1. inextinguishable
  2. unquenchable

Declension

Inflection of osläcklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular osläcklig mer osläcklig mest osläcklig
neuter singular osläckligt mer osläckligt mest osläckligt
plural osläckliga mer osläckliga mest osläckliga
masculine plural2 osläcklige mer osläckliga mest osläckliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 osläcklige mer osläcklige mest osläcklige
all osläckliga mer osläckliga mest osläckliga

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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