egensinnig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
egen + -sinnig. Attested since 1595. Compare German eigensinnig, Dutch eigenzinnig.
Adjective[edit]
egensinnig (comparative egensinnigare, superlative egensinnigast)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of egensinnig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | egensinnig | egensinnigare | egensinnigast |
| Neuter singular | egensinnigt | egensinnigare | egensinnigast |
| Plural | egensinniga | egensinnigare | egensinnigast |
| Masculine plural3 | egensinnige | egensinnigare | egensinnigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | egensinnige | egensinnigare | egensinnigaste |
| All | egensinniga | egensinnigare | egensinnigaste |
| 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 | |||