ödslig
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ödslig (comparative ödsligare, superlative ödsligast)
- void of people or human activity, with a desolate or lonely feeling; desolate, lonely
- en ödslig hed
- a desolate moor
- en karg och ödslig plats
- a barren and desolate place
- Häxans hus ligger längst ut på en ödslig klippa
- The witch's house is at the edge of [lies furthest out on] a desolate cliff
- Huset känns tomt och ödsligt efter ungarna flyttade ut
- The house feels empty and lonely after the kids moved out
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of ödslig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ödslig | ödsligare | ödsligast |
| Neuter singular | ödsligt | ödsligare | ödsligast |
| Plural | ödsliga | ödsligare | ödsligast |
| Masculine plural3 | ödslige | ödsligare | ödsligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ödslige | ödsligare | ödsligaste |
| All | ödsliga | ödsligare | ödsligaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||