oväsentlig

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Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ väsentlig (“essential”).

Adjective

oväsentlig (comparative mer oväsentlig, superlative mest oväsentlig)

  1. not important (in a given context); insignificant, immaterial, irrelevant, nonessential
    Vad den åtalade brukar äta till frukost är oväsentligt i det här målet
    What the defendant usually has for breakfast is immaterial to this case
    Det är inte oväsentligt att två vittnen pekar ut honom som gärningsman
    It is not insignificant that two witnesses identify him as the perpetrator

Declension

Inflection of oväsentlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oväsentlig mer oväsentlig mest oväsentlig
neuter singular oväsentligt mer oväsentligt mest oväsentligt
plural oväsentliga mer oväsentliga mest oväsentliga
masculine plural2 oväsentlige mer oväsentliga mest oväsentliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oväsentlige mer oväsentlige mest oväsentlige
all oväsentliga mer oväsentliga mest oväsentliga

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.

References

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