otacksam
Swedish
Etymology
o- (“un-”) + tacksam (“grateful”)
Adjective
otacksam (comparative otacksammare, superlative otacksammast)
- ungrateful, thankless
- Han var otacksam
- He was ungrateful
- en otacksam uppgift
- a thankless task
- Antonym: tacksam
Declension
| Inflection of otacksam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | otacksam | otacksammare | otacksammast |
| Neuter singular | otacksamt | otacksammare | otacksammast |
| Plural | otacksamma | otacksammare | otacksammast |
| Masculine plural3 | otacksamme | otacksammare | otacksammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | otacksamme | otacksammare | otacksammaste |
| All | otacksamma | otacksammare | otacksammaste |
| 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
- otack (“ingratitude”)
- otacksamhet (“ingratitude”)
References
- otacksam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- otacksam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)