övermäktig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ivirmæktogher, equivalent to över- +‎ mäktig. Compare German übermächtig and English overmighty.

Adjective

övermäktig (not comparable)

  1. overwhelming, overpowering (too powerful for someone to defend against or the like)

Declension

Inflection of övermäktig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular övermäktig — —
neuter singular övermäktigt — —
plural övermäktiga — —
masculine plural2 övermäktige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 övermäktige — —
all övermäktiga — —

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.

Derived terms

  • övermäktighet

References

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