otagbar

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ ta (“take, (in this sense) save”) +‎ -bar (“-able”), literally untakable or unsavable. The g comes from the original version of the verb which is taga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²uːtɑːɡˌbɑːr/

Adjective

otagbar (comparative mer otagbar, superlative mest otagbar)

1. (sports, of a shot) which the goalkeeper is unable to save

   Målvakten hade inte en suck! Ett helt otagbart skott av Zlatan Ibrahimović.

   The goalkeeper didn't stand a chance! A completely /otagbar/ shot by Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Declension

Inflection of otagbar

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	otagbar	mer otagbar	mest otagbar
neuter singular	otagbart	mer otagbart	mest otagbart
plural	otagbara	mer otagbara	mest otagbara
masculine plural2	otagbare	mer otagbara	mest otagbara
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	otagbare	mer otagbare	mest otagbare
all	otagbara	mer otagbara	mest otagbara

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.

References

• otagbar in Svensk ordbok (SO)