sinnrik
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German sinnerīke or German sinnreich, equivalent to sinne + rik. Cognate of Danish sindrig.
Adjective
sinnrik (comparative sinnrikare, superlative sinnrikast)
- ingenious
Declension
| Inflection of sinnrik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | sinnrik | sinnrikare | sinnrikast |
| Neuter singular | sinnrikt | sinnrikare | sinnrikast |
| Plural | sinnrika | sinnrikare | sinnrikast |
| Masculine plural3 | sinnrike | sinnrikare | sinnrikast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | sinnrike | sinnrikare | sinnrikaste |
| All | sinnrika | sinnrikare | sinnrikaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- sinnrik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sinnrik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sinnrik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)