outgrundlig
Swedish
Etymology
o- + utgrunda + -lig. Cognate of German unergründlich. Compare grunna. Can be thought of as "un-out-ponderable," as in impossible to understand.
Adjective
outgrundlig (comparative outgrundligare, superlative outgrundligast)
- inscrutable, unfathomable
Declension
| Inflection of outgrundlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | outgrundlig | outgrundligare | outgrundligast |
| Neuter singular | outgrundligt | outgrundligare | outgrundligast |
| Plural | outgrundliga | outgrundligare | outgrundligast |
| Masculine plural3 | outgrundlige | outgrundligare | outgrundligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | outgrundlige | outgrundligare | outgrundligaste |
| All | outgrundliga | outgrundligare | outgrundligaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- outgrundlighet
References
- outgrundlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- outgrundlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- outgrundlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)