omständlig
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German umständlich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]omständlig (comparative omständligare, superlative omständligast)
- circumstantial, (overly) detailed or complicated
Usage notes
[edit]- A common informal variant is omständig, usually proscribed according to normative sources. This variant probably arose due to analogy with omständighet (“circumstance”).
Declension
[edit]Inflection of omständlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | omständlig | omständligare | omständligast |
Neuter singular | omständligt | omständligare | omständligast |
Plural | omständliga | omständligare | omständligast |
Masculine plural3 | omständlige | omständligare | omständligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | omständlige | omständligare | omständligaste |
All | omständliga | omständligare | omständligaste |
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 |