botfärdig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of bot (“penitence”) + färdig (“ready”).
Adjective
[edit]botfärdig (comparative mer botfärdig, superlative mest botfärdig)
- penitent, contrite
- Antonym: obotfärdig
Usage notes
[edit]Mostly in religious contexts.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of botfärdig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | botfärdig | mer botfärdig | mest botfärdig |
| Neuter singular | botfärdigt | mer botfärdigt | mest botfärdigt |
| Plural | botfärdiga | mer botfärdiga | mest botfärdiga |
| Masculine plural3 | botfärdige | mer botfärdiga | mest botfärdiga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | botfärdige | mer botfärdige | mest botfärdige |
| All | botfärdiga | mer botfärdiga | mest botfärdiga |
| 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 | |||