ödesdiger
Swedish
Etymology
öde + -s- + diger
Adjective
ödesdiger (comparative ödesdigrare, superlative ödesdigrast)
- fateful, fatal (proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny)
- disastrous, calamitous
Declension
Inflection of ödesdiger | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ödesdiger | ödesdigrare | ödesdigrast |
Neuter singular | ödesdigert | ödesdigrare | ödesdigrast |
Plural | ödesdigra | ödesdigrare | ödesdigrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ödesdigre | ödesdigrare | ödesdigraste |
All | ödesdigra | ödesdigrare | ödesdigraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Synonyms
- fatal
- katastrofal
- olycksbringande
- skickelsediger
- ödesmättad
References
- ödesdiger in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ödesdiger in Svensk ordbok (SO)