obönhörlig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
o- (“un-”) + bön (“prayer, plea”) + höra (“hear”) + -lig (“-ly”)
Adjective[edit]
obönhörlig (comparative obönhörligare, superlative obönhörligast)
- that won't yield or stop (despite pleas or wishes, of a person or thing); inexorable, relentless
- Synonym: obeveklig
- Han var obönhörlig i sina hårda krav
- He was unyielding in his harsh demands
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of obönhörlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | obönhörlig | obönhörligare | obönhörligast |
| Neuter singular | obönhörligt | obönhörligare | obönhörligast |
| Plural | obönhörliga | obönhörligare | obönhörligast |
| Masculine plural3 | obönhörlige | obönhörligare | obönhörligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | obönhörlige | obönhörligare | obönhörligaste |
| All | obönhörliga | obönhörligare | obönhörligaste |
| 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 | |||
Related terms[edit]
- obönhörligen (adverb)