väsentlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wesentlich, wesentlich. By surface analysis, väsen +‎ lig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

väsentlig (comparative väsentligare, superlative väsentligast)

  1. essential

Declension

Inflection of väsentlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular väsentlig väsentligare väsentligast
neuter singular väsentligt väsentligare väsentligast
plural väsentliga väsentligare väsentligast
masculine plural2 väsentlige väsentligare väsentligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 väsentlige väsentligare väsentligaste
all väsentliga väsentligare väsentligaste

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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