erbarmlig

Swedish

Etymology

From German erbärmlich, from German erbarmen. Compare Dutch erbarmelijk.

Adjective

erbarmlig (comparative erbarmligare, superlative erbarmligast)

1. very bad; miserable, pathetic
2. A negative intensifier.

Declension

Inflection of erbarmlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	erbarmlig	erbarmligare	erbarmligast
Neuter singular	erbarmligt	erbarmligare	erbarmligast
Plural	erbarmliga	erbarmligare	erbarmligast
Masculine plural3	erbarmlige	erbarmligare	erbarmligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	erbarmlige	erbarmligare	erbarmligaste
All	erbarmliga	erbarmligare	erbarmligaste
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

Derived terms

• erbarmlighet

Related terms

• barmhärtig
• förbarma

References

• erbarmlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• erbarmlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• erbarmlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)