otäck

See also: otack

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ täck (“pretty; beautiful”). From Old Swedish othäkker, from Old Norse þekkr (“pleasing”). Cognate with Icelandic óþekkur (“naughty, rude”).

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Adjective

otäck (comparative otäckare, superlative otäckast)

  1. unpleasant
  2. frightening

Declension

Inflection of otäck
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular otäck otäckare otäckast
neuter singular otäckt otäckare otäckast
plural otäcka otäckare otäckast
masculine plural2 otäcke otäckare otäckast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 otäcke otäckare otäckaste
all otäcka otäckare otäckaste

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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