övermäktig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ivirmæktogher, equivalent to över- + mäktig. Compare German übermächtig and English overmighty.

Adjective

övermäktig (not comparable)

  1. overwhelming, overpowering (too powerful for someone to defend against or the like)

Declension

Inflection of övermäktig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular övermäktig
Neuter singular övermäktigt
Plural övermäktiga
Masculine plural3 övermäktige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 övermäktige
All övermäktiga
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

  • övermäktighet

References

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