o- (“un-”) + täck (“pretty; beautiful”). From Old Swedish othäkker, from Old Norse þekkr (“pleasing”). Cognate with Icelandic óþekkur (“naughty, rude”).
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otäck (comparative otäckare, superlative otäckast)
Inflection of otäck | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | otäck | otäckare | otäckast |
Neuter singular | otäckt | otäckare | otäckast |
Plural | otäcka | otäckare | otäckast |
Masculine plural3 | otäcke | otäckare | otäckast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | otäcke | otäckare | otäckaste |
All | otäcka | otäckare | otäckaste |
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 |