sinnrik

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German sinnerīke or German sinnreich, equivalent to sinne +‎ rik. Cognate of Danish sindrig.

Adjective

sinnrik (comparative sinnrikare, superlative sinnrikast)

  1. ingenious
    en sinnrik mekanism
    an ingenious mechanism

Declension

Inflection of sinnrik
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sinnrik sinnrikare sinnrikast
neuter singular sinnrikt sinnrikare sinnrikast
plural sinnrika sinnrikare sinnrikast
masculine plural2 sinnrike sinnrikare sinnrikast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sinnrike sinnrikare sinnrikaste
all sinnrika sinnrikare sinnrikaste

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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