mottaglig

Swedish

Etymology

mottaga +‎ -lig. Attested since 1848. Compare German empfänglich.

Adjective

mottaglig (comparative mottagligare, superlative mottagligast)

  1. susceptible, receptive

Declension

Inflection of mottaglig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular mottaglig mottagligare mottagligast
neuter singular mottagligt mottagligare mottagligast
plural mottagliga mottagligare mottagligast
masculine plural2 mottaglige mottagligare mottagligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 mottaglige mottagligare mottagligaste
all mottagliga mottagligare mottagligaste

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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