ofelbar

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German unfehlbar. By surface analysis, o- +‎ fela +‎ -bar.

Adjective[edit]

ofelbar (comparative mer ofelbar, superlative mest ofelbar)

  1. infallible, unerring

Declension[edit]

Inflection of ofelbar
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ofelbar mer ofelbar mest ofelbar
Neuter singular ofelbart mer ofelbart mest ofelbart
Plural ofelbara mer ofelbara mest ofelbara
Masculine plural3 ofelbare mer ofelbara mest ofelbara
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ofelbare mer ofelbare mest ofelbare
All ofelbara mer ofelbara mest ofelbara
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

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