önskvärd
Swedish
Etymology
From önska (“to wish”) + -värd.
Adjective
önskvärd (comparative önskvärdare, superlative önskvärdast)
- desirable
Declension
| Inflection of önskvärd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | önskvärd | önskvärdare | önskvärdast |
| Neuter singular | önskvärt | önskvärdare | önskvärdast |
| Plural | önskvärda | önskvärdare | önskvärdast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | önskvärde | önskvärdare | önskvärdaste |
| All | önskvärda | önskvärdare | önskvärdaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Further reading
- önskvärd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- önskvärd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)