outgrundlig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ utgrunda +‎ -lig. Cognate of German unergründlich. Compare grunna. Can be thought of as "un-out-ponderable," as in impossible to understand.

Adjective

outgrundlig (comparative outgrundligare, superlative outgrundligast)

  1. inscrutable, unfathomable

Declension

Inflection of outgrundlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular outgrundlig outgrundligare outgrundligast
neuter singular outgrundligt outgrundligare outgrundligast
plural outgrundliga outgrundligare outgrundligast
masculine plural2 outgrundlige outgrundligare outgrundligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 outgrundlige outgrundligare outgrundligaste
all outgrundliga outgrundligare outgrundligaste

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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