ömtålig

Swedish

Etymology

From öm (“sore”) +‎ tålig (“durable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈœmˌtoːlɪɡ/, [²ˈœmːˌt̪oə̯l̪ɪɡ]
• Hyphenation: öm‧tål‧ig

Adjective

ömtålig (comparative ömtåligare, superlative ömtåligast)

1. fragile (easily broken or destroyed)

Declension

Inflection of ömtålig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ömtålig	ömtåligare	ömtåligast
neuter singular	ömtåligt	ömtåligare	ömtåligast
plural	ömtåliga	ömtåligare	ömtåligast
masculine plural2	ömtålige	ömtåligare	ömtåligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ömtålige	ömtåligare	ömtåligaste
all	ömtåliga	ömtåligare	ömtåligaste

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

• “ömtålig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)