önskvärd

Swedish

Etymology

From önska (“wish”, verb) +‎ -värd (“-worthy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœnskvæːɖ/
  • Audio (Småland):(file)

Adjective

önskvärd (comparative önskvärdare, superlative önskvärdast)

  1. desirable

Declension

Inflection of önskvärd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular önskvärd önskvärdare önskvärdast
neuter singular önskvärt önskvärdare önskvärdast
plural önskvärda önskvärdare önskvärdast
masculine plural2 önskvärde önskvärdare önskvärdast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 önskvärde önskvärdare önskvärdaste
all önskvärda önskvärdare önskvärdaste

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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