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orätt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse óréttr, from Proto-Germanic *unrehtaz. By surface analysis, o- +‎ rätt.

Noun

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orätt c

  1. an injustice
    Det är en stor orätt
    It is a great injustice

Declension

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Adjective

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orätt (comparative mer orätt, superlative mest orätt)

  1. (rare, colloquial) wrong
    Synonym: fel

Declension

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Inflection of orätt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular orätt mer orätt mest orätt
neuter singular orätt mer orätt mest orätt
plural orätta mer orätta mest orätta
masculine plural2 orätte mer orätta mest orätta
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 orätte mer orätte mest orätte
all orätta mer orätta mest orätta

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.

Adverb

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orätt

  1. (rare) wrongly
    Synonym: fel

References

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