tarvlig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish þarfliker, equivalent to tarv + -lig. Cognate of Danish tarvelig, Norwegian Nynorsk tarveleg, Old Norse þarfligr, Old English þearflic. Doublet of torftig.
Adjective
[edit]tarvlig (comparative tarvligare, superlative tarvligast)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of tarvlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | tarvlig | tarvligare | tarvligast |
| Neuter singular | tarvligt | tarvligare | tarvligast |
| Plural | tarvliga | tarvligare | tarvligast |
| Masculine plural3 | tarvlige | tarvligare | tarvligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | tarvlige | tarvligare | tarvligaste |
| All | tarvliga | tarvligare | tarvligaste |
| 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 | |||