ovanlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ovanliker, equivalent to o- +‎ vanlig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ovanlig

1. unusual (unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm)
2. uncommon, rare

Declension

Inflection of ovanlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ovanlig	ovanligare	ovanligast
neuter singular	ovanligt	ovanligare	ovanligast
plural	ovanliga	ovanligare	ovanligast
masculine plural2	ovanlige	ovanligare	ovanligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ovanlige	ovanligare	ovanligaste
all	ovanliga	ovanligare	ovanligaste

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.

Synonyms

• sällsynt (def. 2)

Further reading

• ovanlig in Svensk ordbok.