-enlig

See also: enlig

Swedish

Etymology

From obsolete adjective enlig (“identical; uniform”), from Old Swedish enliker. Compare enligt (“according to”). Cognate with Danish enlig.

Suffix

-enlig

1. in accordance with

   ‎plan (“plan”) + ‎-enlig → ‎planenlig (“according to plan”)

   ‎skala (“scale”) + ‎-enlig → ‎skalenlig (“to scale”)

   ‎tradition (“tradition”) + ‎-enlig → ‎traditionsenlig (“in accordance with tradition”)

   ‎ändamål (“purpose”) + ‎-enlig → ‎ändamålsenlig (“well suited to the purpose”)

Declension

Inflection of -enlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	-enlig	—	—
neuter singular	-enligt	—	—
plural	-enliga	—	—
masculine plural2	-enlige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	-enlige	—	—
all	-enliga	—	—

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.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -enlig

References

• -enlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• enlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)