botfärdig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Compound of bot (penitence) +‎ färdig (ready).

Adjective

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botfärdig (comparative mer botfärdig, superlative mest botfärdig)

  1. penitent, contrite
    Antonym: obotfärdig

Usage notes

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Mostly in religious contexts.

Declension

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Inflection of botfärdig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular botfärdig mer botfärdig mest botfärdig
Neuter singular botfärdigt mer botfärdigt mest botfärdigt
Plural botfärdiga mer botfärdiga mest botfärdiga
Masculine plural3 botfärdige mer botfärdiga mest botfärdiga
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 botfärdige mer botfärdige mest botfärdige
All botfärdiga mer botfärdiga mest botfärdiga
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

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