erbarmlig

Swedish

Etymology

From German erbärmlich, from German erbarmen. Compare Dutch erbarmelijk.

Adjective

erbarmlig (comparative erbarmligare, superlative erbarmligast)

  1. very bad; miserable, pathetic
  2. A negative intensifier.

Declension
Inflection of erbarmlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular erbarmlig erbarmligare erbarmligast
Neuter singular erbarmligt erbarmligare erbarmligast
Plural erbarmliga erbarmligare erbarmligast
Masculine plural3 erbarmlige erbarmligare erbarmligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 erbarmlige erbarmligare erbarmligaste
All erbarmliga erbarmligare erbarmligaste
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
  • erbarmlighet

References
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