tacknämlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish thaknämlika. Equivalent to tack +‎ -näm +‎ -lig. Cognate of Danish taknemmelig (or taknemlig) and Norwegian Bokmål takknemlig.

Adjective

tacknämlig (not comparable)

that one should be grateful for; commendable, (as an adverb) thankfully
Det vore tacknämligt om jag fick en glass
It would be commendable / I would be grateful if I got an ice cream

en köttätande parasit som tacknämligt nog inte existerar i Sverige
a carnivorous parasite that thankfully [enough] does not exist in Sweden
(dated) gratifying
Så mycket tacknämligare är det då att ...
It is all the more gratifying then to ...

Declension

Inflection of **tacknämlig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	tacknämlig	—	—
neuter singular	tacknämligt	—	—
plural	tacknämliga	—	—
masculine plural²	tacknämlige	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	tacknämlige	—	—
all	tacknämliga	—	—

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

tacknämlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
tacknämlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
tacknämlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
tacknämlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)