oundgänglig

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ undgänglig. Cognate of German unumgänglich.

Adjective

oundgänglig (not comparable)

  1. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)
    Synonyms: oundviklig, ofrånkomlig
  2. indispensable
    Synonym: oumbärlig

Declension

Inflection of oundgänglig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oundgänglig
neuter singular oundgängligt
plural oundgängliga
masculine plural2 oundgänglige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oundgänglige
all oundgängliga

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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