ömklig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ømkeliker, equivalent to ömka +‎ -lig. Doublet of ynklig.

Adjective

ömklig (comparative ömkligare, superlative ömkligast)

  1. pitiful, pitiable
    Synonyms: jämmerlig, ömkansvärd, erbarmlig

Declension

Inflection of ömklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ömklig ömkligare ömkligast
neuter singular ömkligt ömkligare ömkligast
plural ömkliga ömkligare ömkligast
masculine plural2 ömklige ömkligare ömkligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ömklige ömkligare ömkligaste
all ömkliga ömkligare ömkligaste

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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