-enlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From obsolete adjective enlig (identical; uniform), from Old Swedish enliker. Compare enligt (according to). Cognate with Danish enlig.

Suffix

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-enlig

  1. in accordance with
    plan (plan) + ‎-enlig → ‎planenlig (according to plan)
    skala (scale) + ‎-enlig → ‎skalenlig (to scale)
    tradition (tradition) + ‎-enlig → ‎traditionsenlig (in accordance with tradition)
    ändamål (purpose) + ‎-enlig → ‎ändamålsenlig (well suited to the purpose)

Declension

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Inflection of -enlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular -enlig
Neuter singular -enligt
Plural -enliga
Masculine plural3 -enlige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 -enlige
All -enliga
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

Derived terms

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References

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