sinnlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German sinnelīk, sinlīk, or German sinnlich. Equivalent to sinne +‎ -lig. Compare Danish sindelig.

Adjective

sinnlig (comparative sinnligare, superlative sinnligast)

1. pertaining to the senses, capable of being perceived by the senses
   • 2024 August 22, 0:16 from the start, in 1 Mise en place för hantverk och värdskap [1 Mise en place for craftsmanship and hospitality]‎^[1] (YouTube), Besöksnäringens Forsknings- och Utvecklingsfond:

     Den erfarne hantverkaren gör hela tiden sinnliga bedömningar med syn, doft, smak, känsel och hörsel, och tar hjälp av sin tidigare erfarenhet.

     The experienced craftsperson constantly makes sensory assessments using sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, drawing on their past experience.

2. sensuous, sensual, erotic

Declension

Inflection of sinnlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sinnlig	sinnligare	sinnligast
neuter singular	sinnligt	sinnligare	sinnligast
plural	sinnliga	sinnligare	sinnligast
masculine plural2	sinnlige	sinnligare	sinnligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	sinnlige	sinnligare	sinnligaste
all	sinnliga	sinnligare	sinnligaste

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.

Derived terms

• sinnlighet

References

• “sinnlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “sinnlig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sinnlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)