retlig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]reta (“irritate”) + -lig (“-able”)
Adjective
[edit]retlig (comparative retligare, superlative retligast)
- irritable (easily irritated)
- Synonym: lättretlig
- Hon är på retligt humör
- She's in an irritable mood
- (mildly) annoying (of a situation or the like)
- Synonym: förarglig
Declension
[edit]Inflection of retlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | retlig | retligare | retligast |
Neuter singular | retligt | retligare | retligast |
Plural | retliga | retligare | retligast |
Masculine plural3 | retlige | retligare | retligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | retlige | retligare | retligaste |
All | retliga | retligare | retligaste |
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 |