bergsäker

Swedish

Etymology

berg (“mountain, rock”) +‎ säker (“sure”)

Adjective

bergsäker (not comparable)

  1. absolutely sure (of something), dead certain
    Synonyms: (colloquial) bergis, bombsäker
    – Är du säker på att det kommer fungera? – Jag är säker. Bergsäker.
    – Are you sure it's going to work? – I'm positive. Absolutely positive.
  2. solid (never in doubt, secure, etc.)
    en bergsäker seger
    a solid victory

Declension

Inflection of bergsäker
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bergsäker — —
neuter singular bergsäkert — —
plural bergsäkra — —
masculine plural2 bergsäkre — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 bergsäkre — —
all bergsäkra — —

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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